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Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held a meeting at his royal palace in the capital city of Manama this week, welcoming representatives of the various religions.
Representing the Jewish people was Rabbi Moshe Lewin, director of the Conference of European Rabbis who was invited by Al Khalifa and was received with an exceptionally warm welcome.
The rabbi lit the Hanukkah candles at Manama’s synagogue on Monday night for the second night of the holiday, together with the roughly 50 Jewish congregants. Many Muslim neighbours came to witness the ceremony, as did representatives of the royal house and the parliament.
During his address to the assembly Rabbi Lewin said: “a little light drives off a lot of darkness.”
“Bahrain under your rule is a little light in a dark world of radical fundamentalism,” Rabbi Levin praised the king.
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It’s an interesting place. I believe their ambassador to the US or the UN is a femaleJewess whose family is one of the largest importers into the kingdom.
looks like an interesting Rabbi