From Kristallnacht to the Light of Chanukah

Today is Rosh Chodesh Kislev, Our month of LIGHT and MIRACLES and the Maccabees

Chanukah begins Friday evening, Dec. 4, 2026 and continues through Saturday, December 12, 2026

Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods.

What IS Chanukah?

(It's not what you think it is)

By Hershey Sufrin

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We know the facts on why we celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. But is that all? Could it be that the inner meaning of the holiday has been hidden from plain sight?

*Nov 8 is the date of Kristallnacht. It was also the date of the anti-semitic protest in Rittenhouse Square in downtown Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love. Their evil plans were thwarted by hundreds of loving people walking to the area and crowding in front of the Jewish businesses in a show of support for these Jewish owners.