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On December 13, 2023, a Menorah lighting celebration occurred before Harvard’s Widener Library. Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi, the Director of Harvard Chabad, addressed a gathering of students and faculty, including Harvard’s President.
During his speech, Rabbi Zarchi recounted a significant moment in the history of the Menorah lighting tradition at Harvard.
Rabbi Zarchi recalled that the tradition of lighting the Menorah in Harvard Yard first began 24 years ago when a student named Aviva Preminger asked the dean if the Jewish students at the university could light the Menorah on campus.
Sources: www.chabad.org, www.sie.org, Kehot Chumash, Sefaria.org