The Menorah of Hope
Available ahead of Hanukkah 5787

A menorah forged from missiles fired at Israel. Now it can light your community.

The Menorah of Hope stood in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv for a year. It was lit at New York City Hall and outside the United Nations. This Hanukkah, it can have a permanent home in your community.

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The Menorah of Hope covered in yellow ribbons and sunflowers at Hostages Square, Tel Aviv
Hostages Square, Tel Aviv, Hanukkah 5785. The yellow ribbons were tied by visitors.
Dec 2024 to 2025
Hostages Square, Tel Aviv
On the square for a year. Lit with Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber and hostage families.
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Dec 2025
New York City Hall
Lit at the city's official Hanukkah celebration by Mayor Eric Adams.
NYC.gov ↗
Dec 2025
United Nations, New York
Lit by Ambassador Danny Danon with Shira Gvili.
Amb. Danon on X ↗
Dec 2025
Four NYC communities
Tribeca Synagogue, the Syrian community, Borough Park, Crown Heights.
Wikipedia ↗
The film

Watch its story

1:34, narrated by the artist, Eli Gross. From missile fragments to the menorah, a year in Hostages Square, the lightings at New York City Hall and the United Nations, and how it could stand in your community. Scenes re-created with AI from the artist's documentation. The closing scenes are imagined.
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The Menorah

Weapons meant to take lives, reshaped to hold light

Eli Gross served more than 600 days of reserve duty in an Israeli Air Force technology unit. He collected fragments of missiles fired at Israel from Iran, Gaza and Lebanon, together with pieces of Iron Dome interceptors. He heated and bent the metal into a menorah almost two meters tall.

None of the missiles it is made from took a life.

It was raised in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on December 28, 2024, on the fourth night of Hanukkah. Thousands of people tied yellow ribbons to its branches as a prayer for the hostages. White ribbons were added as hostages came home alive. In January 2026 the last hostage, Ran Gvili, was brought home.

The ribbons told the story of one war. The menorah carries a longer one: the Jewish people keep lighting in public, after every attempt to put the light out.

Read the menorah's full history →

Two Hanukkahs so far

Where the menorah has been

Mayor Eric Adams lighting the Menorah of Hope at New York City Hall
New York City HallMayor Eric Adams lights the menorah, December 2025.
Ambassador Danny Danon and Shira Gvili beside the Menorah of Hope across from the United Nations
United NationsAmbassador Danny Danon and Shira Gvili, December 2025.
The Menorah of Hope being lit with the Syrian Jewish community of New York
The Syrian Jewish communityLighting with the Syrian Jewish community of New York, December 2025.
The Menorah of Hope lit at night in Hostages Square, its branches tied with yellow ribbons
Hostages Square, Tel AvivThe lights and the yellow ribbons, Hanukkah 5785.
  1. Oct 2024

    Iran fires on Israel

    Fragments are collected from three fronts: Iran, Gaza and Lebanon.

  2. Dec 2024

    Hostages Square

    First lit on Hanukkah 5785. Yellow ribbons cover the branches.

  3. 2025

    A year of ribbons

    Tens of thousands visit. Millions see it online. White ribbons mark each return.

  4. Dec 2025

    New York

    Sent by diplomatic mail. Lit at City Hall and the UN.

  5. Jan 2026

    All of them home

    The last hostage is returned to Israel.

The Hanukkah offer

Give the Menorah of Hope a permanent home

There is one original. We are offering it at a special price to a Jewish community, institution or family ahead of Hanukkah 5787, which begins on the evening of December 4, 2026.

For a community

Synagogues, federations, JCCs, schools and museums can acquire it for a sanctuary, lobby or public plaza, where it will be lit every Hanukkah.

As a gift from a family

A family or foundation can acquire the menorah and give it to a community they love. The dedication plaque carries their name, in honor or in memory of someone.

Hanukkah 5787
Price on request

Everything is included:

  • The original Menorah of Hope, with its full documentation
  • Shipping and installation
  • An elegant dedication plaque
  • Eli Gross lights the first candle with your community
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Get in touch and we will reply with the price within one business day.

A mezuzah made from missile shrapnel

Bring the light into your own home. Eli Gross also makes mezuzot and pendants from missile shrapnel. Each one is one of a kind and available at the ARTillery store.

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Eli Gross at the Menorah of Hope with Mayor Eric Adams at New York City Hall
The artist

More than 600 days in reserve duty. Eli Gross turns what fell on Israel into Judaica.

Eli Gross was born into a Hasidic family in Jerusalem and worked in high tech before the war. During his reserve service in an Air Force technology unit, missile fragments and interceptor debris came into his hands. The Menorah of Hope was his first major work. After it, he left high tech to make art full time.

His studio, ARTillery, makes every piece by hand from real missile fragments and Iron Dome debris. More about Eli Gross

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Common questions

Before you reach out

Can several donors share the cost?

Yes. Many public menorahs are funded by a lead donor with a circle of supporters. We can help you prepare a short case for your board and donors.

Will it arrive in time for Hanukkah?

Shipping and installation are included, and we plan them with you. The sooner we agree, the more certain it is that the menorah is in place for the first night.

Is a gift to our institution tax-deductible?

If a donor acquires the menorah and gives it to a 501(c)(3) institution, the gift may be deductible. Ask your tax advisor about your case.

Where can it stand?

Indoors or outdoors. It stood outdoors in Hostages Square for a year. It stands on a metal base plate 2 m wide and 1 m deep (6 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in), is 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, and needs a level floor that can carry about 500 kg (1,100 lb).

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A visitor at the Manhattan opening of Exhibition 1956
Also by Eli Gross

Exhibition 1956

A touring solo exhibition of sculpture and installation made from real war material and found objects. It opened in Manhattan in March 2026 and includes the Mezuzah of Hope and From Ruin to Renewal, a memorial wall built from the burned remains of a family home in Kibbutz Be'eri.

The Mezuzah of Hope From Ruin to Renewal Photos
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