 Not so long ago, these holy lights of Hanukkah were forced into hiding out of mortal fear of punishment in the darkest corners of the world, in the ghettos, in the chambers of Auschwitz, in the former Soviet Union Jews hid behind closed doors and drawn curtains to light this menorah. Today we stand here free to celebrate our cherished traditions, bism an haze, not only in our homes and as a community, but right here at district three during roll call with the official blessing of this country and the participation of its brave men and women in blue. We also pay tribute and dedicate today's lighting to all the men and women in blue serving our community every single day who put themselves in harm's way so that we at home can be safe. You guys are our modern day Hanukkah heroes. Happy Hanukkah, happy Hanukkah.