- December 25, 2024
- 8:13 pm
- Ukraine
On the occasion of the beginning of the Hanukkah holiday, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky on the evening of December 25, 2024, together with the rabbis of Ukraine, took part in the lighting of Hanukkah candles.
“Thank you for being in Ukraine and supporting everyone. We have a unique country – today is both Christmas and Hanukkah. It’s very good that in Ukraine we can all live together, fight darkness thanks to the fact that there is light“, noted Vladimir Zelensky.
Also present at the ceremony were: Chief Rabbi of Beit Menachem Chabad (Kyiv) Yonatan Markovich, Chief Rabbi of the Jewish religious community of the Central Synagogue of Kyiv Moshe Azman, Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levenharz, Chief Rabbi of Lvov Mordechai Bold, Chief Rabbi Gottlieb, Chief Rabbi of Odessa Abraham Wolf, Chief Rabbi of Sum Yechiel Levitansky, Chief Rabbi of Kharkov Moshe Moskovich, Chief Rabbi of Kherson Yosef Wolf and Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Rafael Rutman.
Chief Rabbi of Dnepr Shmuel Kaminetsky pronounced a blessing and spoke about the significance of Hanukkah, symbolizing a great miracle.
“The struggle between light and darkness continues. We see that thanks to you, the axis of evil is becoming much weaker, and we will soon defeat it. We will light these candles and hope in the Almighty – he will help us, and we will pray with everyone to see great miracles soon,” he said.
The head of Ukraine congratulated the Jewish community on the holiday and thanked them for their prayers for Ukraine and Ukrainians.
Vladimir Zelensky emphasized that the Hanukkah menorah lit today was presented to him by the President of Argentina, Javier Miley, during his inauguration last December, when it was the fourth of the eight days of Hanukkah 5784.
The head of the council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, Rabbi Meir Stambler, noted that Hanukkah also reminds the world of the victory of a small number of people over a strong enemy.
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