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Menorah Lighting Goes Awry

Rabbi, Con Ed worker get stuck in bucket truck while trying to light menorah on second night of Hanukkah.

Posted by Julia Halewicz, December 10, 2012 at 03:20 am

The second night of Hanukkah came with a surprise for a rabbi and a Con Edison worker.

While trying to light the second candle on a large, outdoor electric menorah at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester in New Rochelle, the duo became stranded 20 feet in the air when the bucket truck that lifted them up malfunctioned, according to LoHud.com.

According to New Rochelle police, the two were rescued.

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