Hanukkah O Hanukkah (finally I) light the menorah

Day four, Hanukkah. and I finally remembered to light the menorah. I'm feeling a bit guilty — with Christmas in the air, I probably should be more concientious about it. Especially when you consider that this is a holiday about identity, commemorating the “historic victory of the Maccabeans following a three-year long uprising against the ruling Assyrian-Greek regime” and a defense of Jewish identity and sovereignty.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet