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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.

Rabbi Anchelle Perl of Congregation Beth Sholom Chabad

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...

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