12-year-old Yagil Yaakov, who was held hostage by Hamas, is helped by Rabbi Mendi Klein to light the menorah in Eilat
Freed from Gaza, 12-Year-Old Yagil Yaakov Lights Menorah in Eilat
Each year, the skating rink at the Ice Mall in Eilat is packed on Chanukah, and a large crowd, including many tourists, joins Rabbi Mendi Klein each night to light the menorah. But this year Eilat is empty of tourists, their places at the menorah lighting taken by some of the 70,000 Israelis from the Gaza Envelope who are being hosted in Eilat after their displacement by the terrorist attack on Simchat Torah.
