Rabbi Levi Shemtov welcomes everyone who came out on this rainy night before going up to light the first candle on the largest menorah in the Bronx.
Above - Rabbi Shemtov lights the middle candle which is used to light the other candles of the traditional Jewish menorah.
Below - Rabbi Shemtov lights the first candle for the first night of Chanukah.
Above - After saying the Chanukah prayer, Rabbi Shemtov invites everyone to dance by the menorah, and have traditional Chanukah food of Jelly Donuts and Potato Latkes.
Below - People begin to dance in the street under watch of members of the NYPD. Over one-hundred people came out to see the Riverdale menorah lighting, even in the wet weather.
Above - The new commanding officer of the 50th Precinct Captain Emilio Melendez picks up from last years menorah lighting when Deputy Inspector O'Toole was in charge of the 50th precinct.
Below - Rabbi Shemtov and Captain Melendez smile for this photo, as a great show of police and community friendship.
Special thanks goes out to the Tree Army Tree Removers and Trim Experts, and it's CEO-CFO former U.S. Army Veteran Joelle for providing the truck and lift bucket for Rabbi Shemtov to light the Riverdale menorah.
