Ossoff’s homecoming
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff took the pulpit at The Temple over the weekend to commemorate Hanukkah and deliver a broader message about Jewish resilience and public faith.
His speech came just days after a father-and-son duo opened fire at Hanukkah event on Australia’s Bondi Beach, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more.
The Democratic senator reminded the audience at his childhood synagogue that it was just the latest in a surge of antisemitic violence. Ossoff, the first Jewish U.S. senator in Georgia history, urged Jews to be prouder than ever.
“It’s as vital as ever that we kindle these lights in public,” he said, “and we will not be driven by hate or by violence to do it secretly indoors.”
