The leaders of both chambers and both parties in Congress gathered Tuesday to light a menorah at the Capitol.
It may not have been the first night of Hanukkah, but it was the first time the top congressional leaders had celebrated the Jewish festival of lights together, according to Rabbi Levi Shemtov, who organized the event.
“I’ll just say a word of thanks to Sen. Schumer, because this is his menorah,” said Shemtov, executive vice president of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad).
