President Joe Biden lit his menorah made from the wood of the White House foundation, and Rabbi Levi Shemtov, executive vice president of American Friends of Lubavitch, joined by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, lit another massive one.
WATCH: The national Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony at the White House
The National Menorah is lit, celebrating the start of Hanukkah, during a ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House on Christmas Day in Washington, U.S., December 25, 2024. (REUTERS/Micheal A. McCoy)