Hanukkah Begins with Heartbreak and Hope: Hostage Families Light Candles of Remembrance
A Festival Under a Cloud As the nights grow longer and the air crisper, Jewish communities around the world prepare to celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. This joyous occasion, traditionally marked by the lighting of the menorah, the spinning of dreidels, and the sharing of fried foods, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple…