SOLON, Ohio (WJW) – Despite a fatal mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, many Northeast Ohioans gathered for the lighting of the first candle on the Menorah on Sunday.
One such gathering took place at Solon Chabad, where Rabbi Zushe Greenberg told FOX 8 News they took the proper precautions.
“(The attack is) very much on my mind. There are (16) people who were killed there. It’s a terrible massacre. It’s a tragedy that’s mind-boggling,” he explained. “On one hand, we have to be vigilant, we have to have security, and we have a lot of security here, and we have to do what it takes to make sure that everything is safe, but we don’t give in. We will celebrate, and we will continue to go and celebrate even more.”
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Greenberg said he was pleased to see a great turnout at the Chabad, especially having many young people there…