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Statehouse menorah lighting reaffirms SC support of Israel amid ongoing conflict

COLUMBIA — At the annual menorah lighting on the Statehouse steps, elected officials and Jewish leaders echoed one refrain: South Carolina stands with Israel. Even as major events celebrating the eight-day festival of lights were canceled or toned down elsewhere amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas that has so far claimed thousands of Israeli and Palestinian lives, the 18th annual Isadore E. Lourie Memorial Hanukkah Menorah Lighting in Columbia […]

todayDecember 12, 2023 4

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Virginia Jewish group slams art festival over Hanukkah lighting

A Jewish community group in Virginia has slammed the organizer of a local art and music festival over its decision not to go ahead with a menorah lighting ceremony. LoveLight Placemaking, a nonprofit which hosts the 2nd Sundays Art and Music Festival in Williamsburg, declined a proposal by a community rabbi to hold the lighting ceremony at its upcoming Dec. 10 event. It claimed in a statement the move was […]

todayDecember 4, 2023 2

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Virginia festival cancels Menorah lighting due to Israel-Hamas war

A scheduled Hanukkah celebration set to take place during the upcoming Second Sundays Art and Music Festival in Williamsburg Virginia on December 10 has been canceled, sparking controversy and accusations of discrimination.According to the Virginia Gazette, the event, which was meant to feature a menorah lighting led by a local community rabbi, was abruptly called off by LoveLight Placemaking, the festival's organizer. Their reason for the cancellation was unexpected, […]

todayDecember 4, 2023 3

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