PARK SLOPE: Size matters: Rabbis battle for biggest-menorah bragging rights

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matthew PerlmanThe Brooklyn PaperIt’s a menorah arms race.

As Jews across Brooklyn prepare for the beginning of Hanukkah on Tuesday, two borough congregations are claiming to have erected the world’s largest menorahs, one at Grand Army Plaza, and one at the memorial park of the same name on the distant island of Manhattan. When it comes to the holy candelabra, size does matter, one rabbi said.

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