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🌱 How Southport’s Hanukkah lighting became an act of defiance and hope

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  • How Southport’s Hanukkah lighting became an act of defiance and hope

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 42, low: 27.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Southport Hanukkah lighting draws crowd in face of Sydney shooting: 'Don't want to hide from that' (thehour.com) — A large crowd gathered at Pequot Library in Southport on Dec. 15 for a public Hanukkah menorah lighting, emphasizing resilience and Jewish pride just days after a deadly shooting at a celebration in Sydney. Local Rabbi Leib Kantor and other attendees described feeling both grief and determination, stressing security awareness while refusing to let fear diminish the holiday’s messages of light, community, and courage.
   

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