Faith In Brooklyn for December 19
Congregation Mount Sinai celebrates quadruple joys
Hanukkah marks the victory of the Maccabean army over the Seleucid Empire (Hellenistic forces), the re-dedication of the temple in Jerusalem, and the miracle in which a small amount of oil lasted eight days. But in Brooklyn, this year’s Hanukkah party brought additional reasons to celebrate.
The much-beloved Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, who was senior rabbi Congregation Mount Sinai for 42 years until he retired in 2013, marked his birthday surrounded by friends from the synagogue. (Rabbi Potasnik continues to be active in other areas of civic life.)