Jewish and Israeli Holidays
The display at Schneider Children’s Medical Center also features a gigantic yellow ribbon for the hostages in Gaza.
“This morning, I ascended to the site of our Holy Temple to pray for the safety of our soldiers, the swift return of all the hostages, and absolute victory, with God’s help.”
“Today we are lighting the first candle of Chanukah to mark the victory of the Maccabees then, and also the victory of the Maccabees of today.”
JNS has reported that the global body has often neglected Jewish holidays while acknowledging those of other faiths.
The holiday is commemorated by the lighting of the menorah, symbolizing the rededication of the Second Temple.
As Jewish families worldwide prepare to welcome the holiday, here are some basics about the eight-day “Festival of Lights.”
Black-and-white images provide a glimpse into the holiday traditions of Jewish communities in the early 20th century.
The “Lighting up the North” project, which will see the menorah lit up across northern Israel over the holiday, “shows our strength and power as a nation for good,” said Israel Police bomb-disposal specialist Yossi Hod.
From Kiryat Shmona to Melbourne, from Sderot to Washington, from Jerusalem to Paris, anyone can light a virtual candle.
“CUNY Hunter’s failure to protect its Jewish community underscores a deeply troubling systemic issue,” according to the Lawfare Project.
“It’s not about how many you are. It is about standing for justice and standing with determination,” Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz told JNS.
“They took away his freedom but they can’t take away his faith,” Shelly Shem Tov told an audience at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.
