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Passover celebrates the freedom and unity of all people, but tensions overseas and a rise in antisemitism have driven some Connecticut Jewish centers to increase security before Monday.
Every year, Rabbi Yosef Wolvovsky takes Chanukah celebrations on the road, with events in a different town each night. This year, for the first time, the “Chanukah Tour” visited South Windsor. Wolvovsky, director of the Chabad East of the River in Glastonbury, has help from his wife, Yehudis, and children, and creates a fun atmosphere while observing traditions, including the lighting of the .
Hanukkah celebrations are continuing around the state. It comes amid what some see as concerning acts of hate and antisemitism in Connecticut and across the.
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the miracle of the lamp oil lasting eight days when the Maccabees defeated the Seleucids and rededicated the Second Temple in the second century B.C.E.