by Tiffany Dunkin • 1 minute
Dating back to the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, people came to America to seek freedom from religious persecution. No strangers to religiously oppressive regimes, the Jewish people also sought religious freedom in America, first arriving as early as the mid-1600s. Throughout its history, America has served as a beacon of opportunity and religious freedom for Jews from all over the world. And perhaps the most widely recognized symbol, by Jews and non-Jews alike, of God’s miraculous favor in the midst of persecution is the Hanukkah menorah.
America has a long history and tradition of serving as a bastion of religious freedom for the Jewish people, and it must remain so. This Hanukkah, let’s bring back the public menorah lightings as a reminder to all that, in America, religious freedom rings.
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