Grand Menorah lighting downtown begins Festival of Lights
A 20-foot Grand Menorah was lit Sunday evening in downtown Las Vegas to mark the first night of Hanukkah, the start of the Festival of LIghts.
Grand Menorah lighting on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas
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Rabbi Shea Harlig, left, and Mayor Carolyn Goodman address the crowd during a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
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Rabbi Levi Harlig addresses the crowd during a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
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The Dancing Dreidels entertain the crowd during an event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
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The crowd watches the Desert Torah Academy Children's Choir perform during a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
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Desert Torah Academy Children's Choir waits to perform during a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
![The Dancing Dreidels entertain the crowd during an event celebrating the first night of Hanukka ...](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15886968_web1_MENORAH-LIGHTING-NOV28-21-bh-008.jpg)
The Dancing Dreidels entertain the crowd during an event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
![Desert Torah Academy Children's Choir waits to perform during a celebration of the first night ...](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15886968_web1_MENORAH-LIGHTING-NOV28-21-bh-009.jpg)
Desert Torah Academy Children's Choir waits to perform during a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
![The Dancing Dreidels entertain the crowd during an event celebrating the first night of Hanukka ...](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15886968_web1_MENORAH-LIGHTING-NOV28-21-bh-010.jpg)
The Dancing Dreidels entertain the crowd during an event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
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Andrew Simon, right, walks a ceremonial torch through the crowd celebrating the first night of Hanukkah ending with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
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The Dancing Dreidels entertain the crowd during an event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
![Desert Torah Academy Children's Choir perform during a celebration of the first night of Hanukk ...](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15886968_web1_MENORAH-LIGHTING-NOV28-21-bh-013.jpg)
Desert Torah Academy Children's Choir perform during a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
![The crowd watches the Desert Torah Academy Children's Choir perform during a celebration of the ...](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15886968_web1_MENORAH-LIGHTING-NOV28-21-bh-014.jpg)
The crowd watches the Desert Torah Academy Children's Choir perform during a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah on Fremont Street on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Updated November 28, 2021 - 8:15 pm
A 20-foot Grand Menorah was lit Sunday evening in downtown Las Vegas to mark the first night of Hanukkah, the start of the Festival of LIghts.
Rabbi Levi Harlig and Rabbi Shea Harlig from Chabad of Southern Nevada led the 4:30 p.m. ceremony on Fremont Street.
The menorah will remain on display throughout the Hanukkah season.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.