DR MARC SIEGEL: We all need the light and miracle of Hanukkah right now

Two centuries earlier the commencement of Christ, Judah Maccabee led a revolt by Jews against the Greek-Syrian forces successful bid to reclaim the metropolis of Jerusalem and reoccupy the Second Temple, a palmy revolt against the Seleucid Empire. Everyone knows what followed — that determination was lone capable lipid to supply airy for 1 day, but a occurrence from God caused it to pain for 8 days, allowing the Maccabees clip to find much oil.

As a Jewish kid increasing up, Hanukkah was my favourite holiday, and I was amazed to observe that it is not 1 of the astir spiritual holidays connected the Jewish calendar, overshadowed by Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Rosh Hashanah (when we commune for God’s beneficence implicit the adjacent year), Passover (where we commune for the occurrence that God passed america implicit and liberated Jews from their Egyptian enslaved masters), and Shavuot (where we commemorate receiving the Torah from God). But Hanukkah was not my favourite due to the fact that of the presents we received each night, but alternatively due to the fact that of the occurrence itself.

A kid lights the Menorah candles with a agelong lucifer for a Hanukkah celebration. (iStock)

It is 1 of the astir beauteous and important miracles successful the Bible — lasting for airy implicit darkness, for spot and courageousness and perseverance implicit weakness and capitulation. To this day, radical from each implicit the satellite travel to the Western Wall, the remaining partition of that temple successful Jerusalem and commune to God, leaving small messages of anticipation and prayer, successful the content that God volition perceive america and reply us.

Today I indispensable inquire God to reply my supplication that the devastating ISIS-inspired, terror-driven onslaught against Jews connected Hanukkah connected Bondi Beach successful Australia, which killed astatine slightest 15 people, beryllium answered.

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Let this horrific lawsuit basal arsenic a informing to the world. We commune to God that He staunches the increasing flood of antisemitism, a crab of hatred that is increasing astir the world, earlier it’s excessively late.

We indispensable amusement Him the spot and courageousness that the Maccabees showed truthful galore centuries agone successful bid to bring the satellite from acheronian backmost to light, truthful that He sees our courageousness and rewards it. We indispensable marque ourselves and our satellite worthy of God’s miracles.

Split of Dr. Marc Siegel and The Miracles Among Us publication cover. (FNC)

As a Brown University postgraduate who comes from a household of 3 Brown graduates, opening with my begetter who served successful the Navy portion astatine Brown during WWII (the famed V-12 program), I americium besides profoundly wounded and troubled by the shootings determination this past weekend. Brown is an idyllic field connected a hill, deliberately placed isolated from the metropolis of Providence. It is simply a profoundly knit assemblage that shares bully cheer and good wishes passim the schoolhouse year.

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It is simply a peculiar spot and it, too, deserves a Hanukkah occurrence arsenic it experiences a newfound vulnerability from a shooter’s bullets.

Two women clasp candles during a vigil, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Providence, R.I., for those injured oregon killed successful the Dec. 13 shooting connected the field of Brown University. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)

And arsenic Brown tries to travel together, truthful indispensable we each travel together, joining hands and asking God for a healing miracle.

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May He suppress the forces of acheronian everywhere. 

May He bring america each into the light. 

May He hindrance up our wounds and heal us.

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