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dream which replaced the dreams that were dreamt
               here once upon a time. I see American ethics in
               which a foreigner and a widow have the unrestricted
               right to die under a bridge, instead of the old
               Hebrew ethics - in which we were commanded to
               support them.


               At times like this, I would like to be a voice of
               rebellion. I wish to be a voice crying out - freedom!
               And this is not a rebellion of clubs and pitchforks,
               but rather a rebellion of choice. A rebellion in which
               we will insist on creating original Hebrew creations,
               with a significant content that is relative to the here
               and now. A rebellion in which we will choose to put
               consumerism in a marginal place in our lives, and we
               will replace it with significant human relations. A
               rebellion in which we will choose to act against the
               plague of privatization that is dismantling any
               remnant of solidarity in the Israeli society, and we
               will return to the work of people and the land
               instead of capitalism. A rebellion in which we will
               choose to see the exceptional in every person, and
               take responsibility for each other.


               Chanukah is a wonderful time to remind ourselves
               about what and why to rebel, and to start to light
               torches of light and fire in the world.


               “And everyone who has a heart that is thirsty for
               light, shall look to the heavens and come to us - to
               the light!"
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