I send greetings to all those celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights.Hanukkah commemorates a victory for freedom and the courage and faith that made it possible. More than 2,000 years ago, the land of ancient Israel was conquered, its sacred Temple was desecrated, and the Jewish people were forbidden to practice their faith. A patriot named Judah Maccabee and his followers rose up against their oppressors to take back Jerusalem. When the Maccabees returned to reclaim and purify their Holy Temple, the oil used for dedication should have lasted only one day but burned for eight. Every year since then, Jews have celebrated this victory of light over darkness and given thanks for the presence of a just and loving God.
As Jewish Americans prepare to light the Hanukkah candles, we are reminded of the many blessings in our lives. The candles’ glow has the power to lift our souls, put hope in our hearts, and make our Nation a more compassionate and peaceful place. We pray that those who still live in the darkness of tyranny will someday see the light of freedom, and we ask for God’s continued guidance and boundless love and His protection of all those in need during this holiday season.
Laura and I wish all people of the Jewish faith a Happy Hanukkah.
George W Bush.
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Yeah… I sure miss Bush’s two-state solution politics and support for disengagement, not to mention the pressure he put on us to pull out of even more territory…. Oh wait…
#1 etc. – As much as we may despise American and world pressure, we can’t expect more “G-dliness” of goyish world leaders than we see in Jewish leaders in Eretz Yisrael.
Furthermore, ALL these leaders, Jewish and goyish, are just the stick Hash-m is using against us. While sometimes we DO have to do our hishtadlus and attack the stick, ultimately the cause of the stick being used against us, IS US, and it US, ourselves, that need to be misbonain on what we are doing that causes HaSh-m to strike us.
i like to think we are more “American Jews” than “Jewish Americans”
and yes,, there is a difference
Wow. What a difference from the new presidents speech. I like Bush’s speech much better.
I MISS our old president badly… Gone are the good-old-days of a fond and warm leader in the white house…