PIERRE, (KCCR) — With Christmas trees in the Capitol Rotunda as the backdrop South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden participated in a Menorah lighting to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Rabbi Mendel Alperowitz with the Chabad Jewish Center of South Dakota says Hanukkah holds special meaning this year…
Alperowitz says the recent Australian terrorist attack on the start of Hanukkah reinforces the spirit behind the holiday…
Governor Larry Rhoden says he appreciates learning from Alperowitz during a recent visit to the Holy Land…
Alperowitz led the modest crowd in the recitation of a Jewish prayer before leading the crowd outside to light an electrical Menorah outside the Capitol.
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