As Jewish people mark the start of Chanukah with menorah lightings taking place across the globe, rabbis have also talked about the gloom over this year's celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war and rampant antisemitism. 'At this fraught time for Jews with rising antisemitism and the war in Jews around the world are more inspired and more resolute in bringing more light into this world amid the darkness,' Chabad Rabbi Motti Seligson told DailyMail.com.On Thursday night, thousands are expected to gather for the candle lighting ceremony near The Plaza Hotel - 5th Avenue and 59th Street - to watch 'the World's Largest Menorah,' a towering-36-foot menorah - light up on the first night of Chanukah.
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