President Obama and wife Michelle host early celebration of Hannukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights

Predsjednik Obama i suoruga Michele ugošćuju ranu proslavu Hanuke, židovskog festivala svjetlosti.

by: EJP Updated: 10/Dec/2011 08:37

US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle along with Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, welcomed around 500 guests Thursday night to the White House’s Grand Foyer for an early celebration of Hannukah, the Jewish Festival of lights. 

WASHINGTON (EJP)---US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle hosted around 500 guests Thursday night in the White House’s Grand Foyer for an early celebration of Hannukah, the Jewish Festival of lights. The presidential couple was accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill.....

US predsjednik Barack Obama i njegova supruga Michelle su ugostili oko 500 gostiju u Bijeloj kući, u četvrtak navečer, zbog rane proslave Hanuke, židovskog festivala svjetlosti. Predsjednik je bio u pratnji potpredsjednika Bidena i njegove supruge Jill.

In his welcome speech, the US president noted "‘our unshakeable support and commitment to the security of the nation of Israel."

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, director of American Friends of Lubavitch, supervised all preparation of the banquet food to ensure it met the highest standards of kashrut.

U svom govoru dobrodošlice, US predsjednik je kazao " naša je  nepomućena potpora i obaveza sigurnosti za narod Izraela"

Rabi Levi Shemtov, direktor američkih prijatelja Lubaviča, nadgledao je sve poripreme za hranu na banketu da bi bio siguran da odgovara najvećim standardima  kašruta..