Posted on 12/07/2005 1:26:41 PM PST by Cecily
WASHINGTON - Hanukkah does not start until Dec. 25 this year but it was observed early at the White House on Tuesday evening.
President Bush helped light a 38-inch gold and bronze menorah, which was loaned to the White House by the Park Synagogue of Cleveland. He said the nation is grateful to American troops of all faiths who are away from their families this holiday season.
"We are grateful for our freedoms as Americans, especially the freedom to worship," he said. "We are grateful that freedom is spreading to still new regions of the world, and we pray that those who still live in the darkness of tyranny will some day see the light of freedom."
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Happy Holidays from the White House!
Yeah, yeah chanukah, let's get this over with early.
Did they light the "Holiday Candle Stick" ?
I suspect he'll visit our troops in Iraq/Afghanistan.
At least it is a REAL holiday.
Or just Crawford.
END GRINCHINESS NOW
It is Jesus' birthday,......Jesus-Messiah incarnated on the '25th'......of Kislev!
Jesus is the true 'Light-of-the World'.....
Kislev is ALWAYS on the '25th'......Amen!
Jesus is coming to rapture the Church,...NOT the kingdom.
'Narnia'.....is NOT about the true Jesus! .....(but an anti-Christ-lion)
(St. John 1:29.......Revelation 6:16)
OK, but I'm taking lots of Tylenol now and also working to reduce my blood pressure ahead of Bush's annual "Kwanzaa" message. My head nearly exploded last year and each year before that when he recognized this garbage observance invented by an ex-con gangleader thug racist.
its a conservative temple, they don't adhere to the halacha
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