Jewish and Israeli Holidays
It is the third time that the menorah has been kindled together by interfaith groups in Lublin.
The Israeli president asked for forgiveness and offered words of encouragement, comfort and hope.
“Healing doesn’t happen alone.”
“There are nations and countries, led by the United States, standing by our side in this struggle with the torch of freedom in their hands.”
The event was led by Iris Haim, whose son, Yotam, was one of three hostages misidentified as Hamas terrorists and accidentally killed last year.
The cash, minted under King Alexander Jannaeus, was found in the Jordan Valley.
“Thanks for the stereotyping,” wrote the executive director of a Lawrence, N.Y. Orthodox synagogue, of the newspaper’s game Strands.
“This blatant antisemitism is unacceptable—those responsible should be charged with intimidation and harassment,” StopAntisemitism stated.
Five Chabad rabbis erected the first public menorah in Philadelphia in 1974. Now, 50 years later, roughly 15,000 giant menorahs are lit annually in public squares from Washington, D.C., to Melbourne, Australia.
“You’re giving people the opportunity to just focus on their finals, and it’s really helpful,” a Yeshiva University student said.
“The Maccabees were also exhausted, but they didn’t give up,” Rabbi Levi Shemtov, who organizes the event, told JNS.
The display at Schneider Children’s Medical Center also features a gigantic yellow ribbon for the hostages in Gaza.
