Bethany Mandel: A tale of two Hanukkah celebrations — Joe Biden’s and Speaker Mike Johnson’s

House Speaker Mike Johnson hosted bipartisan pre-Hanukkah celebration on Capitol Hill .

Rabbi Levi Shemtov noted that when the menorah is lit at such an event, it’s purely a symbolic gesture — the actual blessing is reserved for the actual holiday.

Rabbi Baruch Davidson of Chabad explains, “Our caution is founded on an understanding of the third of the Ten Commandments, You shall not take His name in vain’”.