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12-07-2004

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Executive Department

State House Boston, MA 02133

(617) 725-4000

 

 

MITT ROMNEY

GOVERNOR

 

 

KERRY HEALEY

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

December 7, 2004 CONTACT:

617-725-4005

 

 

 

2004 CHANUKAH PROCLAMATION

 

 

By His Excellency

 

G O V E R N O R M I T T R O M N E Y

 

2004

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS: Religious diversity and freedom to exercise religion is an important part of the Commonwealth's history and is protected by Article II of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and

 

 

WHEREAS: The Festival of Chanukah is being celebrated throughout the world December 7th through December 15th, to commemorate the victory of a small, greatly outnumbered army that prevailed against the forces of religious persecution; and

 

 

WHEREAS: A great miracle followed this victory when a small jar of oil meant to last for only a single day kept the Menorah lit for eight days, bringing joy to all who had fought for the right to teach and worship freely; and

 

 

WHEREAS: This miracle of light is preserved by the Jewish community everywhere through the lighting of the Menorah, symbolizing the ideals of religious freedom and offering a beacon of hope to all those who are still subjected to spiritual oppression; and

 

 

WHEREAS: This annual kindling of the Menorah at the State House. confirms the faith of all people in the universal right to religious expression and spiritual freedom in the Commonwealth and throughout the world,

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MITT ROMNEY, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim December 7ththrough December 15th, 2004 to be

 

CHANUKAH WEEK

and urge all the citizens of the Commonwealth to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance

 

 

 

 

Given at the Executive Chamber in Boston, this sixteenth day of November two thousand and four, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the two hundred and twenty-eighth

 

 

 

By His Excellency the Governor

MITT ROMNEY

 

 

 

WILLIAM F. GALVIN

Secretary of the Commonwealth

 

 

 

GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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