Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukraine’s rabbis
Zelensky and Ukraine's rabbis. Photo: Screenshot from video t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official
On December 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hosted Ukraine’s rabbis, who congratulated him on Hanukkah. According to the official Telegram channel of the president, they lit the Hanukkah candles together.
“Today is both Christmas and the beginning of Hanukkah. It is very good that in Ukraine we can celebrate such holidays with mutual respect, communicate, live together, and wish different people the same victory – the victory of light over darkness,” the president said.
In a comment accompanying the video, Zelensky wrote: “I lit Hanukkah candles together with Ukraine’s rabbis.”
“I congratulate the Jewish community on the holiday. I wish Jewish families peace, joy, and generous fortune. May the Hanukkiah shine in every home, give strength, and fill hearts with new hopes, strengthening faith in the power of truth and justice,” the statement read.
As previously reported by the UOJ, Zelensky stated that, for the second time in modern history, Christmas unites all Ukrainians.
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