My Chanukah: Minister Aryeh Deri

Walla Judaism in a special Hanukkah project - a selection of political figures with a few personal words about their Chanukah

Minister Aryeh Deri lighting Hanukkah candles (Photo: The Family)

Arie Deri lighting Hanukkah candles (Photo: Courtesy of the photographers)

Chanukah for me is the eternal holiday of the Jewish people.

There is an exciting picture that has become a symbol of 1932, where a menorah looks proudly standing on a window sill from which the Nazi party house in Germany is reflected. On the photo taken by Rachel, the daughter of Rabbi Akiva Posner, the last rabbi of the Jewish community of Kiel in Germany, she wrote: 'Chanukah 1915' and added a quote of a German poem that says: 'Judas will die, so says the flag' and she continues the quote from the prophet Micah Sit down, that's how the candle answers. "
The Chanukah candles we light every year, remembering the wonderful victory of the Maccabees, remind us of the miracle of eternity of the Jewish people. A miracle that never stops happening every day. Few in the face of many, weak in the face of the strong, in all the postcards and in all generations, the Jewish people stand firm in front of the windowsill with a small oil candle and signify his victory.

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And Judah will never sit down (Photo: Yad Vashem Archives)

Chanukah Reichstag (Photo: Yad Vashem Archives, courtesy of the photographers)

Even today, our enemies want to exterminate the Jewish people and use the best of modern technology. And yet, even on Chanukah, we will stand with the whole family around the candle flames and sing "about the miracles and wonders you did to our fathers in those days." We would like to thank the Creator for the heavenly defense that accompanies us every minute, and we deserve to be honored by free love, the love of Jewish tradition and the spread of light and help to every person.

Happy Hanukkah!