Two gunmen killed 15 people at Bondi Beach in Australia on Dec. 14 in what officials described as an "antisemitic act of terror." But public celebrations persisted in Los Angeles County. In Burbank, it was to respond "with more light, not less." But as one rabbi described it, what occurred at Bondi Beach has played into the Hanukkah story. Resilience. Solidarity. Overcoming darkness. These are among the sentiments several rabbis at Los Angeles area synagogues and temples shared about this particular Hanukkah season, which came as the Jewish community faced violence thousands of miles away. Two gunmen killed 15 people,...
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