NZ Friends of Israel Association Inc
Fighting racial intolerance in New Zealand and beyond
In 2023, Hanukkah is on December 7 through December 15.
Hanukkah – also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew – is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nights, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah – a multi-branched candelabra.
The question of the Koran’s attitude toward Jews is not merely a theoretical-academic matter. Because of the centrality of the Koran in the life of the Muslim and of Muslim communities past and present, this question has had, and still has in our day, a fundamental influence on the formation of attitudes toward Jews. True, this is not the only factor and more everyday ones also come into play. But the topic remains an important one to study and become familiar with.
