Live from Jerusalem: First Hanukkah candle lit at Western Wall as Sydney terror attack casts shadow

Israel and Jewish communities worldwide light the first Hanukkah candle as former hostage Segev Kalfon joins ceremony at the Western Wall, with celebrations overshadowed by the deadly shooting at a Chabad event in Bondi Beach

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Across Israel and around the world, Jews on Sunday evening lit the first candle of Hanukkah. Ynet is broadcasting a live transmission of the central candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
First Hanukkah candle lit at Western Wall
The ceremony is being held in the presence of Chief Rabbi David Yosef, Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion. Former hostage Segev Kalfon is taking part in the event and was honored with lighting the first candle and delivering remarks.
Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremonies at the Western Wall this year are being held with the participation of former hostages, representatives of bereaved families, wounded Israel Defense Forces soldiers, IDF troops, police officers and members of the security forces.
The menorah used in the central ceremony at the Western Wall is made entirely of cast bronze. It stands more than two meters tall and nearly two meters wide, weighs approximately one ton and took about seven months to produce.
Hanukkah celebrations across the Jewish world were overshadowed by the deadly shooting attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, which took place during a mass event organized by the local Chabad House for the Jewish community in Australia.
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