National Chanukah Menorah lit in Washington (6 images)

Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs during an event to light the National Chanukah Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington on December 1, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Rabbi Levi Shemtov (L), Washington Director, American Friends of Lubavitch; White House Budget Director Jack Lew (C); and Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, Director, American Friends of Lubavitch, light the National Chanukah Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington on December 1, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs during an event to light the National Chanukah Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington on December 1, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Rabbi Levi Shemtov (L), Washington Director, American Friends of Lubavitch; White House Budget Director Jack Lew (C); and Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, Director, American Friends of Lubavitch, light the National Chanukah Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington on December 1, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg