As with every week, we publish letters written by students of the department’s ulpanim from around the world to our fighting soldiers on the front lines of the Iron Sword War.
This time we thank Nicole Tordjman from Ulpan Paris 16.
Hanukkah is celebrated in honor of the victory of ancient Jewish warriors and the divine miracle that allowed a small amount of oil to burn in the menorah of the liberated temple for a full eight days.
On October 2, 2025, on Yom Kippur — the holiest day of the Jewish calendar — a terrorist attack occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in the Crumpsall area of North Manchester.