No Menorahs, Please
null By The Editorial BoardDec. 10, 2023 5:26 pm ETJournal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Kate Bachelder Odell, Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Images: AP/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyThe Christmas season is a busy time for our secular scolds. Usually they are taking offense at nativity displays. But this year they have decided to be more ecumenical by going after a proposed menorah lighting in Williamsburg, Va.The lighting was proposed for Dec. 10 at the 2nd Sundays Art and Music Festival. But plans were cancelled. In messages to Rabbi Mendy Heber, festival organizer Shirley Vermillion said the organization decided that it couldn’t approve the lighting because it didn’t “want to make it seem we’re choosing a side—supporting the killing/bombing of thousands of men, women and children.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Sponsored OffersHotels.com: 20% off Hotels.com Coupon | Save Si
Dec. 10, 2023 5:26 pm ET
The Christmas season is a busy time for our secular scolds. Usually they are taking offense at nativity displays. But this year they have decided to be more ecumenical by going after a proposed menorah lighting in Williamsburg, Va.
The lighting was proposed for Dec. 10 at the 2nd Sundays Art and Music Festival. But plans were cancelled. In messages to Rabbi Mendy Heber, festival organizer Shirley Vermillion said the organization decided that it couldn’t approve the lighting because it didn’t “want to make it seem we’re choosing a side—supporting the killing/bombing of thousands of men, women and children.”
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