In 1987, I joined Romania’s chief rabbi on a winter journey through dozens of remote Jewish communities; behind the modest Hanukkah candle lightings was a quiet effort of spiritual renewal and Zionist awakening that helped bring about the aliyah of some 20,000 Jews, and possibly more, from Romania to Israel

Held ahead of Hanukkah, the encounters highlight shared memories of survival, moments of faith and 'small miracles' and the role of remembrance and resilience in shaping Jewish continuity after Oct. 7