Jewish and Israeli Holidays
“JLTV wants to offer our viewers a panoply of feel-good programming to demonstrate that even during these dark times, we present light,” executive vice president Brad Pomerance told JNS.
“It’s very exciting to encounter the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV ‘face-to-face’, almost 2,200 years after the events of Hanukkah,” says IAA researcher.
“Everyone is looking for a list of places they can support,” Michelle Geft of California told JNS.
“The decision was wrong and reeks of discrimination,” the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies stated of the initial ban.
The representative body reversed course after a last-minute meeting with Jewish communal leaders.
There was no advertising of the event ahead of time out of safety concerns.
From giant ice menorahs to the history of whale oil to ugly sweater contests.
Chanukah’s message of religious freedom and the power of youth resonate this year in particular.
“In a world that’s so much darker, with so much evil, we have to do more good to outweigh it,” said comedian Eli Lebowicz, who thinks 30 to 40 people are donning tefillin regularly upon his suggestion.
Add a taste of the American South to the table.
“Despite these dark days, we must always remember to find light. We must always remember what makes being Jewish so wonderful,” stated Rabbi Noah Farkas, head of the L.A. Federation.
An organizer in San Diego told JNS that she broke down crying but is certain “that we’re going to get through this.”
