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Tonight, like every night of Chanukah, we will stand facing our windows and light our menorahs in full view of the street. We do this because of the mitzvah of
pirsumei nisa, publicizing the miracle. On Chanukah, we don’t limit the light we create to our own homes and families, but project it outward, spilling our light into the world beyond. This public act is a beautiful personification of our larger goal as Jews, to serve as an