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Article: Light's victory over darkness
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 24, 1994
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For those with the good fortune to be both American and Jewish,
this is a two-holiday weekend. Chanukah follows almost upon the
heels of Thanksgiving. The menorah's first candle, ushering in the
eight-day festival, will be lit Sunday evening.
Too bad Chanukah doesn't arrive this close to Thanksgiving every
year. Although they commemorate historical events nearly 1,800 years
apart, the two holidays resonate deeply with each other. Inasmuch as
we seem poised on the edge of a national debate over the place of
prayer and God in our public institutions, this might be an apt
moment to consider how much Chanukah and Thanksgiving have in
common.
Chanukah celebrates the Jewish victory over the ...