VIDEO: Rabbi Cary Kozberg on how important Hanukkah is to Christians and more

Rabbi Cary Kozberg joins host of DISSENT Television Dr. Rich Swier for a wide ranging discussion on a variety of topics including his column on the Jewish News Syndicate titled A Rabbi’s Christmas Wishes.

In his column Rabi Kozberg has two wishes:

First, to those for whom Christmas is a religious holiday: Please help your fellow observers focus less on the trappings and more on the message, less on the gifts and more on the spirit of giving, particularly as we may expect another season’s batch of news reports about identity theft and credit-card fraud, the theft of packages off porches and shoppers committing violent acts upon one another. I would ask that you faithful help keep folks properly focused by exemplifying the values of the man whom you believe is the incarnation of goodness. In other words, “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Help those who have forgotten the teachings of peace, justice and compassion offered by the person whose birthday is celebrated, and remind them to keep these in mind not just through Jan. 1, but throughout the entire year. By all means, “Keep Christ in Christmas” by bearing witness to the importance of the day, perhaps less by preaching what to believe about Jesus and more about how to live the kind of life a true follower of his should live.

Second, this year—in the wake of the worst slaughter of Jews in one day since the Holocaust with world opinion placing most of the blame for the current war on Israel, and little to none on Hamas or Hezbollah; and increasing violence against Jews not only in Israel but in other countries (most notably, the recent murder of Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates)—I hope that in the spirit of “peace on earth and goodwill toward men,” faithful Christians will express and show more support for the living kinsmen of the “birthday boy” as they respond to those who are demonstrably more comfortable with current efforts to annihilate both them and what they stand for.

WATCH: Rabbi Cary Kozberg on how important Hanukkah is to Christians and more

ABOUT RABBI CARY KOZBERG

Rabbi Cary Kozberg has served as a pulpit rabbi, campus rabbi, and long-term care chaplain.

Rabbi Kozberg is a Certified Healthcare Chaplain with the National Association of Jewish Chaplains.

Rabbi Kozberg has been interested in personal self-defense for over four decades and has extensive training in the use of small firearms. He recently completed the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy’s handgun qualification test with a perfect score.

To read all of Rabbi Kozberg’s columns click here.

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