Hanukkah

During his speech, Trump drew extensive parallels between the story of Hanukkah and the story of the modern Jewish people’s resilience and strength.

The murder of 15 people at Bondi Beach has shaken Australia to its core. For Mark Dreyfus, a Jewish member of the Australian ruling party, it is not only a national tragedy but a deeply personal one.

Hanukkah is not sentimental spirituality: It is political theology. It proclaims that Jewish existence is not justified by how pleasing it is to others, nor how dissolves into general humanity.

Bondi did not suddenly change. It was simply late to the reckoning. The tone was set in Sydney within hours of October 7, in the most iconic public space imaginable.

The attempt comes despite the fact that the mayor stated earlier that he would do everything in his power to keep London's Jews safe, and had asked police to step up to cover Hanukkah events.

Petr Macinka expressed solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community, and noted that one way of acting on that solidarity would be to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

Netanyahu said that the soldiers had fought a war of "the people of culture, the people of light against the people of darkness," that they were winning and performing miracles through their bravery.

From ambulance births during rocket sirens to home deliveries against the odds, MDA teams bring hope and life during the Festival of Lights

"My heart breaks for the victims, their families and loved ones, and all you Aussies,” Winfrey wrote.

“This is a deeply disturbing hate crime targeting young Chabad men on a train in New York, whose only act was sharing the light of Hanukkah,” Danon posted on X/Twitter along with the footage.