Hanukkah reception at the White House (9 images)

Rabbi Larry Bazer, Joint Forces Chaplain for the Massachusetts National Guard, lights the Menorah during a Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC on December 13, 2012. UPI/Aude Guerrucci/Pool

Rabbi Larry Bazer lights the Menorah while President Barack Obama watches during a Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC on December 13, 2012. UPI/Aude Guerrucci/Pool

President Barack Obama greets White House guests at the end of the Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington DC, on December 13, 2012 UPI/Aude Guerrucci/Pool

President Barack Obama speaks with Rabbi Larry Bazer (L) after a Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House while First Lady Michelle Obama watches, in Washington, DC on December 13, 2012. UPI/Aude Guerrucci/Pool