Hanukkah at the White House

This post presents video clips from the annual White House Hanukkah party, in which special guests are hosted at the official residence of the President of the United States for a celebration of the Jewish Festival of Lights, including a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony, traditional festive foods and speeches. The first video (02:22) features highlights from the 2014 celebration with former president, Barack Obama, in which the Hanukkah menorah lit was created by students at the Jewish-Arab Hand-in-Hand School in Jerusalem. The second video (07:33) is from the 2017 celebration, where President Donald Trump addresses the crowd with a message of support and appreciation for the Jewish people and religion and the State of Israel.