Jewish Iowans Pause to Celebrate Chanukah

With only a couple of weeks until Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary election, the entire nation has it’s eyes on the Hawkeye State, as the volatile polls show the coveted state is anyone’s grab. The state’s voters are courted day in, day out by Republican presidential hopefuls vying for their vote, but this week, Jewish Iowans took a break from all the hectic campaigning to celebrate the holiday of religious freedom.

Rabbi Yossi Jacobson Shliach in Des Moines, Iowa lit a 20 foot Menorah with Governor Terry Branstad on the first night of Chanukah.

Over 130 people attended the Menorah Lighting. Each child was given a dreidel which was donated by T’nuva, and fresh, hot latkas were enjoyed by all.