Israel begins its Hanukkah celebrations, as the eight-day holiday kicks off at sundown.
Images of menorahs are projected onto the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City and Tel Aviv’s Azrieli center.
At the Western Wall, Netanyahu lights candles with Border Police.
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man lights candles for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood on December 6, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights the menorah on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on December 6, 2015. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man lights candles for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood on December 6, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
US president Barack Obama wishes Jews around the world a happy Hanukkah.
“At its heart, Hanukkah is about the struggle for justice in the face of overwhelming obstacles. It’s a chance to reflect on the triumph of liberty over tyranny, the rejection of persecution, and on the miracles that can happen even in our darkest hours. It renews our commitment as Americans — as people who live by faith and conscience — to lead the way and act as unyielding advocates for the fundamental dignity of every human being,” he says in a statement.
“During these eight days, let us be inspired by the light that can overcome darkness. As we recall the Maccabees’ struggle to free a people from oppression, let us rededicate ourselves to being the engine of the miracles we seek. May the lights of the menorah brighten your home and warm your heart, and from my family to yours, Chag Sameach.”
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