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ruling Greek culture and insISted that they be allowed Lo retain the Jewish way of hfe. "But some modern scholars claim that many traditions that we think of as Jewish, such as the dre.tdel, themsel~~s originated from adopting the maJ0r1ty culture, said Levin. "The argument would be that Judaism has always absorbed traditions and even values from the majonty culture that were in accordance with Judaism's essential messages, and the idea of giving gifts, the focus around children, and decorating a home to highlight a festival are thmgs that by themselves do not contradict Judaism, and are things that are welcomed In Judaism," Levin said. Leonard Rosenthal, associate rabbi of the Conservative 'I\fereth Israel Synagogue in San Carlos, said the commercialization of Hanukkah, although disappointing, is not a significant issue among Jews, "More of a concern for us is that Jews will remember our other holidays with equal celebration and equal importance," said Rosenthal. "Smee it's not a major hohday. I'm not as concerned that the message of the hohday will be lost in the

Hanukkah taken on this larger-than-life rehgious significance because 1t coincides with Chnstmas." Dos1ck, who leads the Conservative congregat1on and teaches courses in the Jewish faith at the Univei:sitY of Sao DiegQ. said the holiday has been commerc1ahzed in much the same way Chnstmas has, with the exchanging of gifts and celebrations, and it has done so "probably in response to the way Christmas has been commercialized." "This has been part of our so)Ourn here in America. We live in a Christian society, and each December our kids are bombarded by the glitz and glimmer and tmsel," DoSJck said. "We have, in essence, responded to our kids' watching their fnends and neighbors getting gifts and decorating their houses and all these exciting thmgs." The commercialization has upset more than a few Jewish leaders. "Some people feel that the very essence of Hanukkah 1s the rejection of the idea that Jews need to give up Jewish ways and acculturate to the majority religion," said Rabbi Marlin Levm of the Congregation Beth El in La Jolla. In the story of Hanukkah, Jews refused to as&1m late into the

The story of Hanukkah began 2,100 years ago when the Greeks controlled Syria. The Greeks had followed a pohcy of religious tolerance until Antiochus IV came to power. Antiochus drove thq Jews out of their own temple in Jerusalem and had a statue or a Greek god put there in its place Asmall Jewish family called the Maccabees Jed a ragtag rebellion against the Greeks, eventually evicting them from the country in 165 B.C. After their victory, they rededicated the Jerusalem temple, but only one day's supply of 01! remained m the Eternal Light, and it would take eight days for a sanctified oil to be produced. The hght, however, continued to burn over the eight days, The miracle of the oil lamp, however, has been challenged by modern scholars who believe that rabbis 150 years after the Jews' victory made up the story, Levin said. The ruling dynasty that followed the overthrow of the Greeks eventually became cruel, and the rabbis wanted to divert attention from that part of their history by fabricating the story of the oil lamp, the scholars say.

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omplamts of commercialization of the hohdays apparently are not limited to Christmas. A Solana Beach rabbi. frustrated with joumaJists calling his synagogue about Hanukkah, wailed at the fifth reporter who telephoned, saying, "Call back when the real important Jewish holidays come." Hanukkah 1s or mmor importance in the JewISh calendar relative to the High Holy Days or Yorn Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, the Day of Atonement and JewISh New Year. "I just wish that people would call m relation to the maJOr hohdays," Rabbi Wayne DoSick of the Congregation Beth Am said The f tival begins this evenmg with the hghting of the first of e1ght candles or the Hanukkah menorah, or candelabra One candle IS added each evening through next Friday. "Hanukkah in the Jewtsh calendar ts really a very mmor fest1vaJ," Dosick said. "IL has been celebrated as ,-minor fesllval throughout the Jewish enerallons. Only in the!ast hundred years or so has

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me that question (about Mal- colm). I have been asking myself over the last three weeks what my answer would be. Each time I gave myself a different answer,• he said. "(But) there is nothing going on right now - nothing like it was a couple of times in the last couple of years." City Manager John Goss said he was not informed that Harron was leaving until Friday morn- ing. He was surprised and dis- appointed to see that Harron had decided to leave the city, he said/

ness dealings and his govern- mental post. Malcolm called for Harron's dismissal, but could not rally enough support on the council to oust the attorney. Malcolm's activities are pre- sently being investigated by the FPPC. Harron said that the conflict between the two is not the main cause for his leavin~ the city. "I knew everybody would ask

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Harron, 41, in Ocean Beach with his wife and two young children. 1le may be best known by the public for his battle with Coun- cilman David Malcolm. In mid-1988 Malcolm and Har- ron faced off after Harron sent a letter t.o the Fair Political Prac- tices Commission outlining al- leged conflicts of int.erest that Malcolm had between his busi- lives

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CHU½\ VIS~A - City Attorney Tom Harron is l~avm? .Chula Vista after 12 ye~drs ofservice to Join a private law firm he Sal . • . "This has been a wonderful job for me It is ~~lly a great advantage t.o have had tins po~ditiHon. You get exposed t.o a lot of work• sai arron on Friday morning. ' 1'.he downt.own San Diego law firm of Pro- cop10,h Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch ap- proac ed Harron several weeks ago in search of an attorney versed 1·n th ta] . e govern- Processes involved in land use and gettini; approvals for developments. "I will be taking clients through the maze men_

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The darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 1 John 2:8

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. Isaiah 9:2

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