Assembly Dinowitz Lights the Riverdale Menorah for the 21st Time

  Ever since he was elected to the state assembly in 1994 Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has made it an annual event to light the Giant Riverdale Menorah on at least one of the eight nights of Chanukah.

 Above - Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz climbs into Con Edison bucket to be brought up to light the giant Riverdale Menorah for his 21st annual time.

 Below - Assemblyman Dinowitz holds the propane torch that will light the lanterns of the giant menorah as Rabbi Levi Shemtov has joined him in the bucket.

You can see how high up Assemblyman Dinowitz and Rabbi Shemtov are as the first of three lanterns are lit.

Here in a close up view, you see Assemblyman Dinowitz reciting the Chanukah prayer as Rabbi Shemtov prepares the first lantern to be lit.

Here Assemblyman Dinowitz is lighting the last of three lanterns on this third day of Chanukah.

The pair are lowered back down to ground level as Rabbi Shemtov points to the three lights on the menorah.