Kansas
Annual Hanukkah celebration hosted at Kansas Statehouse
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Gov. Laura Kelly hosted a Hanukkah celebration on the Statehouse Tuesday.
State legislators, native officers and members of the Kansas Jewish neighborhood gathered for a Menorah lighting hosted by the Chabad Heart. As at all times, the celebration emphasised serving to folks via darkish instances with the sunshine.
“We’re right here right now to say that we combat darkness with mild, we combat hate with love, we’re right here to venture the delight of being a powerful, vibrant Jewish neighborhood within the state of Kansas,” Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel mentioned, “And encourage everyone to do their half to mild up the world via acts of kindness.”
Distinctive to this yr’s celebration was the Tum Balalaika Band, a Ukrainian recognized for taking part in Jewish folks music throughout their house nation.
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