Hanukkah recalls the struggle for survival of the Jewish people.
Or at least, that’s what we tend to say.
Rather, it’s not about survival—it’s about thriving. A thriving Jewish community that can practice Judaism on its own terms, without the boot of oppression on its neck.
The Jewish people could have survived under the scrutiny of foreign power. But it …
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