Introduction

Dana Reuben is a member of the board of directors of the shalom hartman institute. He argues that much of what we see and identify as the hanika celebrations of our time, especially in the american public square, is due to the leadership of lebavicherebi habad. Lebavich pioneered the practice of gigantic but real hanukiote in American public squares. In other words, jews were able to put their manors in public isqte fully keeping with the national slogan "e pluribus una"