In Jerusalem, in the historic Ben-Gurion Hall of the World Zionist Organization headquarters, a solemn ceremony was held dedicated to the second graduation of the “Geula” program – a project for preparing young women leaders for Jewish communities in the diaspora.

Tonight we will celebrate Shavuot, which is one of Judaism’s three pilgrimage festivals.

Photo:  tomertu / Shutterstock.com With the arrival of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Light, we can begin to see the light at the end of this difficult year we have all been through.