A Chanukah Message From Rabbi Krinsky

Dear readers, 

I’m waiting for Chanukah.

In fact, I can’t wait to give thanks “for the miracles of those days in our time . . .”

It’s one of the blessings we recite when we light the menorah. 

Those days, the people of Israel faced existential threat.

Those days, the tiny nation of Israel stood alone, vilified by its foes. 

And in our time too.

Those days, the people of Israel stunned their enemies with a miraculous victory. 

And in our time too!

On Wednesday night, December 25, the first night of Chanukah, let us give thanks for the light that is finally shining through the darkness. 

Let us celebrate the miracles of those days that we are seeing in our time. 

With each additional light of the menorah that we’ll kindle over the course of eight days, we will shine light on the miracles that are unfolding before our eyes.  

In our time, the Chanukah lights illuminating the night skies will penetrate the darkest of places—even Gaza—with miracles of deliverance for our hostages.

Join me, dear friend, in making those lights shine their brightest. 

In your home, in your neighborhood, in your community. 

And let the light finally triumph, dispelling darkness once and for all. 

This Chanukah, may we see the miracles of those days in our time. 

For the people of Israel, the soldiers on the battlefront and the hostages in captivity.

For Am Yisrael. For the whole world. 

Wishing you personally, a joyous and illuminating Chanukah. 

Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky