Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg speaks to attendees at the annual Menorah lighting celebration Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg speaks to attendees at the annual Menorah lighting celebration Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

Attendees listen to Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg as he speaks at the annual Menorah lighting celebration Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

Yakov Kartashev, left, holds a torch as Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg, center, lights a flame as guest speaker, Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, waits to light the first candle at the annual menorah lighting Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt lights the first Menorah candle at the annual lighting celebration Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

The first torch is lit during an annual Menorah lighting celebration Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg holds a torch as he speaks to attendees at the annual Menorah lighting celebration Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)

Bobby Doowah of New York performs traditional Jewish Hanukkah songs during the annual lighting celebration Tuesday December 20, 2011 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)