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A Menorah in the Window 

December 14, 2022 by Rabbi Rachael Klein Miller

While pre-Chanukah celebrations kicked off with a bang at last Friday night’s Shabbat service, it is this Sunday night that we will kindle the candles for the first night of Chanukah.  

Growing up it never felt like a statement to have a menorah shining brightly from our front window – it’s just what we did.  

However, today, I field lots of questions surrounding an uneasiness about publicly displaying our Jewish identity. 

With rising antisemitism today, to place our menorah in the window does feel like a statement. But just like we have a mezuzah outside our front door, placing a menorah in the window is a declaration that we are proud of our Jewish identity and that in the darkness of winter we want to bring more light to the world.  

When we place a menorah in the window this Chanukah, we make the following declarations: 

  1. We are proud to be Jewish and will not live in fear. 
  2. Despite threats against our communities and people throughout history, we know our purpose is to spread light. Sometimes, those facing the most darkness need to see the light shining bright. 
  3. Judaism is vital to our home, our community, and the next generations 
  4. We trust our neighbors to love us and watch out for us so that we can fulfill the American dream of the freedom to practice our religion. 

I hope you’ll join me, proudly displaying your Chanukah menorah for all to see. 

Shabbat Shalom and an early Happy Chanukah,  

Rabbi Rachael 

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