A few days prior on Thursday, December 7, the family, who is Jewish, celebrated Hanukkah at the White House. Ivanka’s father hosted the annual Hanukkah reception, which was initiated in 2001 by former President George W. Bush. Jared and his stylish wife proudly looked on as their kids, Arabella and Joseph, lit the Menorah's first candle, while the crowd sang the lyric poem Ma'oz Tzur.