This year as Diaspora Jews kindle the Chanukah lights, we’ll be crossing an unusual boundary of sorts. Just as we kindle the last two candles on our menorah, we’ll be saying goodbye to year 2024 of the Gregorian calendar and (happily, I suspect for most), trading it in for the auspicious and encouraging beginning of 2025.
That’s because this season, Chanukah won’t end until the second day of January. We’ll still be wrapping up one holiday of light, joy and promise as we embark on celebrating another. Many will barely have time to put away the dreidels and sufganiyot before unfurling their party favors and uncorking the champagne.
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