Earlier in December I was driving up the Pacific Coast Highway when I did a double take on what (at 50mph) looked like highway road signs. I actually circled back around to get a photo of the green "Happy Chanukah" sign, and the yellow "lighten up," "celebrate freedom" and dancing rabbi signs. Very engaging - I sincerely mean that. Really well done.
Outside of New York City, Los Angeles has the largest Jewish community in the world.
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I'm continually impressed by the impact that Jews - who make up just 2% of U.S. population - continue to have in American society.
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As I've shared before, I'm convinced that I - and other Christians - can learn from the Jewish community in that respect: the idea of impacting the larger society from a minority religious position.
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Here's another link - this one to comedian Adam Sandler's "Happy Chanukah" song - . It provides an amazing list of Jews, esp in the entertainment industry.
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I'm not a big fan of generic "Happy Holidays" greeting - and prefer what my son's Scout leader wished all the boys as we finished out the year: "I hope you all have the best Hanukkah .... and a very merry Christmas."
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Happy Hanukkah from Los Angeles.
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