Jewish and Israeli Holidays
“When Jews are targeted because of their beliefs or identity, and when Israel is singled out because of anti-Jewish hatred, that is antisemitism,” said Doug Emhoff, who is married to the U.S. vice president.
To know that someone brought a loaded gun to a synagogue “shakes people to their core,” said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“We must rededicate ourselves to stand against antisemitism and all forms of discrimination,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
It contains eight stories of courage and two empty cards so people can add their own heroes.
“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.
