December 30th, 2019. Rabbis Brous, Rabbi Kasher, Rabbi Tsadok & Rabbi LebellHanukkah in a Time of Renewed Hatred: A Note From Our Rabbis
Our practice of Hanukkah is rooted in the story of the persecution of Jews for public displays of their Jewishness. We’ve been telling that story for generations, but in the relative safety of the United States, Hanukkah became a fun and festive celebration, complete with spinning dreidels, frying latkes and kitschy parody videos.
But this year, Hanukkah has frighteningly coincided with a spike in the antisemitic attacks that have been building over the past several years.