Our ancestors gave us powerful Hanukkah rituals, including our favorite: putting a menorah in the window.
In designing this year’s Hanukkah poster, we worked with artist Eli Dreyfus to draw on both Jewish ritual and Jewish activism.
In this time of rising authoritarianism, the clenched fists holding the menorah communicate the urgency of the moment and our power to respond.
In this time of division in our community, the grasped hands show we must reach for one another.
And in this time where our opposition wants us to be isolated and afraid, we remind each other how one candle must light another and we are all called to action.
We hope you’ll join our movement-wide ritual of displaying a Hanukkah poster — in your window, next to your chanukiah, at work, or wherever feels right.
This year’s art is designed to make us feel powerful, connected, and defiant. Because the first rule of fighting tyranny is “Do not obey in advance.”
To free us from authoritarianism, we need acts of solidarity and defiance — small and large — in every corner of the country.
Putting a menorah (or Hanukkah poster) in our windows is a way of sharing our defiance and joy with our neighbors — and lighting the way to liberation.
