Boston-area Jews celebrate Hanukkah amid strife abroad and at home

WBUR, Broadcast December 7, 2023, by Simon Rios

Just before Shabbat service at Temple Israel in Boston, musicians rehearse songs for the eight nights to come. Rabbi Elaine Zecher says with all the loss of life in the Israel-Hamas War, and its ripple effects here, Hanukkah this year carries a special significance.

“We have to believe, especially in this time, in this moment in the calendar year, that there is more love than hate,” Zecher said, and “that there is more belief in the goodness of people than the hatred of people.”  [Read the article and/or listen to the broadcast]

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