Content Preview
Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here
Rabbis: Hanukkah resonates despite anti-Semitic acts
Quick ReadAs Hanukkah begins Friday night, rabbis across Long Island say the eight-day holiday marking an ancient miracle has resonance today, as communities rally in response to anti-Semitic acts.
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Rabbi Anchelle Perl of Congregation Beth Sholom Chabad of Mineola synagogue, who is sponsoring the 17th annual Hanukkah Telethon, stands in his temple. (December 18, 2009)
As Jews prepare to celebrate Hanukkah, which begins Friday night, rabbis across Long Island say the eight-day holiday marking an ancient miracle has resonance today, as communities rally in response to anti-Semitic acts.
Even in the face of vandalism that destroyed a community menorah in Holbrook last week, Rabbi Steven Moss, head of the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission, recalled the...
Newsday & ExploreLI are now available at no charge to Newsday 7-day and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.
