This Hanukkah, #OwnYourStar
Together, We Can Showcase Our Jewish Pride And Counter Rising Antisemitism
For the next eight days and eight nights, let’s show the world that antisemitism has no place to hide when our stars shine EVEN brighter this Hanukkah!
Share a photo or video on Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, or Facebook and use the hashtag #OwnYourStar to showcase YOUR Jewish pride—whether that’s by displaying a Star of David on your necklace, your favorite menorah, spinning dreidels, sizzling latkes, or sharing a memorable Jewish experience.
A One-Minute Read Retreat: Leadership Requires Common Sense - Not Prestigious Credentials
There is real work to be done in your workplace or neighborhood.
If you only manage community complaints on social media or engage in unbalanced, defensive arguments - you are creating unnecessary problems - not solving them.
Accountability should begin with leadership. First, those who enable such malpractice must be held responsible before focusing on individuals who misstep under the law.
Leadership is not for ego or sabotage. If you cannot serve the mission wholeheartedly, step aside for those who genuinely resonate with the citizens.
Effective leadership requires critical thinking, sound judgment, emotional intelligence, and patriotism.
A good leader makes decisions that genuinely serve the people, and prevents problems before they arise.
Feedback is also essential, especially the kind that reveals blind spots.
Leadership reflects society, and society shapes leadership.
Progress is collective. Accountability is shared - citizenship requires active participation and holding leaders to account.
When leadership weakens, confusion grows. Personal feelings are often mistaken for national policy or law, leading to poor decisions and, at times, unlawful actions.
What defines leadership is action under uncertainty. Many hesitate due to fear or over-reliance on guidance - the difference lies in execution.
Integrity is non-negotiable.
Negligence, arrogance, poor governance, and substandard service delivery undermine trust and weaken institutions.
Seek for constructive criticism - act accordingly.
You cannot support leadership while undermining those upholding it.
📌 The way forward:
• Choose service over self-interest
• Choose accountability over blame
• Seek feedback
• Think critically and act logically
• Apply common sense
📌 Effective leaders:
• Own decisions and outcomes
• Act despite uncertainty
• Community-based solutions
• Focus on delivery over rhetoric
✨ #Leadership is for the people & impact.
• Leaders must act with integrity.
• Citizens must engage with responsibility.
⚔️ Together -Build systems that serve community.
#Kagame
#Rwanda
#OwnYourStar
Be visible.🔥✡️
#starofdavid #magendavid #jewishstar #ownyourstar #jewishpride #jewishandproud
Be proud of who you are.💪❤️✡️🇮🇱
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#kippah #jewishpride #jewishandproud #proudjew #ownyourstar #magendavid #starofdavid #✡️ #🇮🇱
Reasonable. Happy New Years my friends.❤️✡️🇮🇱
#jewishandproud #jewishstar #starofdavid #ownyourstar #proudjew
Every day💪❤️✡️🇮🇱
#magendavid #starofdavid #ownyourstar #Jerusalem #Israel #amisraelchai #✡️ #jewishandproud
Happy Chanukah! Night number 4!
I’m wearing my Carbeth Cardigan today, pattern by Kate Davies and yarn from macheteshoppe from doeweknit 🤗🤗 I made modifications to the pattern, converting it into a saddle shoulder. The instructions to do this are in the book Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmermann.
Today was a whirlwind of activities! We were invited to a fun sufganiyot party where our friends fried up homemade donuts all day and made interesting fillings and toppings. my favorite was the Mango Sticky Rice which was filled with coconut sticky rice (picture 6).
Desi also tried out his new Hanukkah present from my mom, a deep fryer! He made fried Oreos and fried pickles (pictures 4 and 5). He brought them to the donut party and shared them 💙
We also went to a beautiful Hanukkah event at sukajewelrystore where the kids decorated Magen David (Jewish stars) with Swarovski crystals. Neil liked it but didn’t want to have his picture taken (last photo).
Why so much fried food?
On Hanukkah it’s customary to eat food fried in oil to commemorate the miracle of Hanukkah. There was only one tiny bit of olive oil after the Greek army ransacked the holy Jewish temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE. It shouldn’t have been enough to light the menorah for even one night. But a miracle happened and the oil lasted 8 nights.
#ownyourstar #carbethcardigan #katedavies #katedaviesdesigns #macheteshoppe #doeweknit #knittersgonnaknit #sufganiyot #knit #hanukkah #bringthemhomenow
Happy Chanukkah!
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I`m a little behind in posting our first night of Chanukkah as a family of four but all bets are off when you have a newborn and a toddler. My two favorite things about this photo are:
1. Sophie is 3. Her tongue confirms everything.
2. Hannah is only 6 weeks old and she is already copying whatever it is her cool big sister does.
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#hanukkah #chanukah #chanukkah #jewish #happyhanukkah #menorah #hanukiah #shalom #sophialiat #holidays #hannahloïe #festivaloflights #hanukkahgifts #holiday #shabbat #holidays #kosher #jewishholidays #judaica #judaism #holidayseason #shabbatshalom #brynnieandjoshie #jerusalem #happyholidays #sisters #sistersquad #ownyourstar #saturday #familytime
#ownyourstar #amyisraelchai #youbetheirlight #bringthemhome #bring_hersh_home
Let’s Stop Hate with Jewish Pride
For 2,000 years, the Star of David has been a proud symbol of Jewish heritage. But it has also been used to terrorize the Jewish community and spread hate.
And antisemitism is rising again. Since October 7, more than half of Jewish college students feel less safe on campus, and 1 in 3 students say they need to hide their Jewish identity. And we are recording the highest levels of antisemitism on campus…ever. That’s not okay.
Hillel is calling on our community to stand up to rising antisemitism right here, right now: It’s time to #OwnYourStar this Hanukkah and let our stars and Jewish pride shine even brighter.
