Patriot,

In wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, I want to
share this story with you.

It’s not an easy story to take in, but it serves as a reminder of
unbreakable faith and is a reminder why we should never allow our
faith to be denigrated.

This story is about Rabbi Israel Shapiro and his small
congregation.

The Rabbi and his people didn’t have much to celebrate, but they
were determined to carry out the traditions of Hanukkah.

Women pulled threads from their tattered clothes and twisted them
with scraps of fat to make candles.

Raw potatoes were used as candle holders to form a menorah.

It was 1943 and Rabbi Shapiro and his people were confined in
Bergen-Belsen.

50,000 Jews were killed in Bergen-Belsen including 15 year-old
Anne Frank.

Despite the setting, the Jewish inmates of the concentration camp
quietly made their way into one of the barracks and began the
Hanukkah ceremony which starts with the Three Blessings.

If you’re not familiar with Jewish traditions, the first two
blessings we say every night.

They are:

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has
sanctified us with His Commandments, and commanded us to kindle
the Chanukah light.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who
performed miracles for our forefathers in those days, at this
time.

Rabbi Shapiro paused and his voice began to break before he said
the third blessing which is for the first night of Hanukkah:

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who granted
us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.

As the Rabbi finished the third blessing, he began to cry.
Israel Shapiro stood alone in front of the congregation, thanking
God for enabling them to reach that night.

He stood alone because his beloved wife, his only daughter, his
only grandchild and his son-in-law were dead. They didn’t
survive to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.

Despite his unimaginable sorrow, Rabbi Shapiro thanked God.

And as he lit a makeshift candle, the Rabbi composed himself and
told the weeping survivors in the freezing barracks, “By kindling
this Chanukah candle, we are symbolically identifying ourselves
with the Jewish people everywhere. Our long history records many
bloody horrors our people have endured and survived. We may be
certain that no matter what may befall us as individuals, the
Jews as a people – with the help of God – outlive their cruel
foes and emerge triumphant in the end.”

Rabbi Shapiro’s story is fitting as Hanukkah is about
re-dedication to faith and overcoming our most trying times.

Jesus celebrated Hanukkah.

If you feel it’s appropriate in your household, light a candle in
the remaining days of Hanukkah as a reminder that there is
nothing evil people can do that will ever succeed in separating
families from faith and God from His people.

In the coming year, our political adversaries will attempt to
divide us.

We experienced a glimpse of that last week when liberal
Christians attempted to create a rift among Evangelicals.

We also saw it on Saturday when 25 Jewish House Democrats called
for the firing of Jewish senior White House staffer Stephen
Miller.

They are creating a façade that pits Jews against Jews and
Christians against Christians. We can expect them to take it
further by trying to turn Christians against Jews and vice versa.

You and I know that our faith and our values are stronger than
that.

The Nazis, despite their horrendous efforts, couldn’t get Rabbi
Shapiro to turn against God.

Using his strength as our guide, the Left stands NO CHANCE of
getting us to turn against each other.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you so much
for your continued support.

To you and your family, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and
Happy Hanukkah.

Respectfully,

Laura Loomer

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