In late November, Chabad of Greater St. Louis organized a pre-Hanukkah celebration at the Governor’s Office at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. As part of the celebration, Gov. Mike Parson proclaimed “the days of November 28 – December 6 as the days of ‘Show-Me Chanukah’ in Missouri,” as has become an annual tradition.

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Rabbi Yosef Landa, regional director of Chabad of Greater St. Louis, presents Gov. Mike Parson with a leatherbound Jewish Prayer Book inscribed with the Governor and First Lady's names. Photo: Julie Smith/Chabad of Greater St. Louis