New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday wished the Jewish community on the occasion of Hanukkah.
"Wishing my Jewish friends a Happy Hanukkah! May this Festival of Lights and the festive season ring in peace, hope and well-being for all," Modi said in a tweet.
The prime minister also tweeted the wishes in Hebrew in another tweet.
Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of a revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BC.