Reply To: Public menorah lightings and rooftop menorahs

there is not much difference – Both religious education and equal access to town hall relate to the first Amendment. In both cases, the opponents are those who mis-interpret equal access to “no religion” (i.e. no funds for religious institutions and no reiligious symbols at town hall). AND in both cases, when you advocate for things that a big chunk of population does not like (covidike schols and public menorahs) there is a price to pay for demanding the rights. Specific heshbon what we gain v. what we lose may be a subject of disagreement. To the school side, as you are say, they are defending freedoms they had while public menorah is invading public sphere. To the other side, schools seem to solve health-freedom dilemmas to their own financial benefit while people with menorahs have a passion for pirsumei nisa. Not an easy kal vahomer.