The President and Rabbis Lit Hanukkah Candles.

President Volodymyr Zelensky, together with the rabbis of Ukraine, participated in the lighting of Hanukkah candles to mark the beginning of the Hanukkah festival. The Office of the President of Ukraine reported this.

The struggle between light and darkness continues. We see that thanks to you, the axis of evil is becoming much weaker, and we will soon overcome it. We will light these candles and hope for the Almighty – He will help us, and we will pray with everyone to soon witness great miracles.

– said the head of the Council of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler.

The chief rabbi of Dnipro, Shmuel Kaminsky, recited blessings and spoke about the significance of Hanukkah, which symbolizes a great miracle.

President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the Jewish community on the holiday and thanked them for their prayers for Ukraine and Ukrainians.

The president noted that Ukrainians can fight darkness together thanks to light, and emphasized the positive possibility of coexistence among all people in Ukraine.

Zelensky also reported that the Hanukkah menorah they lit was a gift from Argentine President Javier Milei during his inauguration last December, when it was the fourth day of Hanukkah 5784.

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The largest hanukkiah in Europe was erected in Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv to celebrate the holiday.