Hanukkah begins Thursday at sundown, and the Jewish community in Montreal is preparing, but with the Israel-Hamas war raging on, this year s "Festival of Lights" is stained with sadness.
New senior rabbis of two Bay Area synagogues Rabbi Lisa Kingston at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo, and Rabbi Josh Weisman at Temple Beth Sholom in San Leandro promise to bring fresh enthusiasm to their posts starting July 1.