Does this "Rabbi" come from the Reform sect?
This Rabbi, was trying to include Seattle in with the other 11,000 public Menorah displays that Chabad Lubavitch sponsors around the country. Usually, these Menorahs are paid for by private donors and the host site merely provides a space and electricity. Who puts up the Christmas trees and who pays for them in public places?
He goes around giving away 9 ft menorahs as part of their outreach and had not had any problems before. I heard him on Kirby show in Seattle this morning.
No, he appears to be Orthodox. He wants religion - both Christian and Jewish - in the public square.