“It is clear today that there is no future for Jews in France,” declared the Chief Rabbi of the Great Synagogue of Paris, Moshe Sebbag, to the Jerusalem Post, assessing the results of the elections to the National Assembly and the rampant antisemitism in the country.

Today marks exactly two years since the bloodiest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

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.