This year, as we gather to kindle the lights of Chanukah, our hearts and our tables hold both joy and heaviness. We rejoice in the miracles of old — the improbable victory of a small band of Jews against a mighty empire and the single jar of pure oil that illuminated the Menorah for eight days. Yet we cannot forget what our people are living through today: the weight of war, fear, and uncertainty — and the family who is still waiting desperately for their loved one to come ho
