The World's Largest Chanukah Candle

The Jerusalem municipality – arts, community and sports administration, and B. Yair have joined forces as part of the Chanukah events in Jerusalem to build the world's largest Chanukah candle.

The candle, built from 5,000 individual candles (3.5 tons of wax), in 8 different colors, will be placed at the Pisga Mall, in Pisgat- Ze'ev neighborhood. It will be 8.5 meters high and 85 cm. wide.

The world's largest candle, which will be entered in the "Guinness Book of World Records" will be lit on Sunday, 01/01/06 in a festive ceremony.

The individual candles will be available for sale at the mall for NIS 5 each, and all proceeds will be donated to "Education for the Blind House" in Kiryat-Moshe. The candles will be placed one on top of the other using a special lift.

As part of the Hanukkah events around Jerusalem, the municipality will light the city in a variety of candles and menorahs, with hope that Jerusalem, "light of the universe" will shed its light on all of Israel.

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