In the last 24 hours, at least 15 Jews were massacred and over 25 were injured on Bondi Beach in Australia. A Jewish home was attacked by a gunman in Redlands, Calif., where the video shows him screaming "Free Palestine", and "F*** the Jews!"  We now know that the shooting the other day at Brown University that killed two people and injured nine others was a targeted shooting: it was in the classroom of a Jewish Professor who taught at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and whose specialty is the intersection of economics and Jewish Studies, focusing on the impact of immigrants on the U.S. and Israel.

Jews are being attacked not only in Israel, but in the Diaspora.  Jews are being killed at their celebrations and gatherings. And we’re not alone, as all people of faith are being attacked worldwide.  Christians are being killed from Nigeria to China, where leaders like Pastor Ezra Jin are being imprisoned for their faith. The word “Hanukkah” literally means “dedication." And now, at the time of the holiday of "dedication," we must remember to re-dedicate ourselves to God, to our religion, to Israel, and to each other.

Not just Jews, but all people of faith must remember the words that have been chanted so many times in the last 80 years: Never Again.