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what does chanukkah celebrate?

Posted on 2025/12/08 by davka

each gen­er­a­tion rein­ter­prets the mean­ing of its hol­i­days • the 2nd book of mac­cabees sug­gests it is a delayed cel­e­bra­tion of sukkot (in chap­ter 10:9): And they cel­e­brat­ed a fes­ti­val to the Lord for eight days, like the days of the fes­ti­val … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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First they came…

Posted on 2023/01/14 by davka

Today, Jan­u­ary 14, 2023, marks the one-hun­­dred-thir­­ty-first anniver­sary of the birth of Mar­tin Niemöller (born in 1892). Today is also the birth­day of our niece Nora, who has long been aware of Mar­tin Niemöller and his poem. Niemöller, creep­ing nor­mal­i­ty, and oth­er … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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