Why is Obama light the Menorah?

Of course, he was not the first American president who did that. He should try something more inventive - to host a Purim mishte, par example. If King Ahashverosh (some people used to call him Ahashverosh ha-rasha) held a banquet, a politically correct one, with kosher food and drink for his Jewish citizens, why he wouldn't do a similar thing. As King Solomon would say, there is nothing new under the Sun.

Posted: Mon, Dec 12 2011, 6:15 am Post subject:

A chanukah celebration would be fine. Lighting the menorah early isn't.

It's not comparable to an early xmas party because it's the religious observance of the holiday. A better comparison IMO would be holding Xmas day mass early.

I'm not sure how much it counts as raising awareness of a Jewish holiday. Americans already know that chanukah means menoras. And even if they didn't - what's the point of knowing just that?

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Thank you Ora for understanding what I meant and not making me feel stupid.
Zaq everything does not need to be made intoa black and white issue. Because he did this does not mean I hate him. I do think it was very disrespectful.