Clifton Truman Daniel, right, and Yariv Ben-Eliezer light the Menorah Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, before the annual White House Hanukkah Reception. Because the Menorah was being lit before the holiday actually begins, December 21, all eight candles, plus the Shamash -- the main candle -- were lit following a blessing. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush delivers remarks during the lighting of the Menorah Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in the Grand Foyer of the White House. This year's Menorah, currently housed at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo., was a gift from Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to the U.S. President on May 7, 1951 - President Truman's birthday - to personally thank him for his important, and then-controversial recognition of Israel's independence three years prior. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
