He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy (Proverbs 28:13)

After facing fierce protest and wide media coverage for refusing to sell Jewish-themed items at one of its New Jersey branches, popular superstore giant Hobby Lobby has partially relented on its previous policies, according to The Times of Israel.

After reports that the store was refusing to sell Hannukah items, with one employee reportedly telling Jewish shoppers that they don’t “cater to you people”, the company posted an apology late Wednesday evening for an employee’s alleged anti-Semitic comment, but pledged only to evaluate the merchandising practices at the heart of the storm.

“Hobby Lobby apologizes for any possible employee comments that may have offended anyone, especially our Jewish customers and friends. Comments like these do not reflect the feelings of the Green family or Hobby Lobby. We are investigating this matter and do not tolerate discrimination at our company or our stores,” the company posted on its Facebook fan page.

“Hobby Lobby is currently working with our buyers over our merchandise selection,” the post continued. “Our customers have brought this to our attention, and we are currently evaluating our holiday items and what we will carry in the future.”

The Oklahoma City-based corporation, which boasts over 500 stores throughout the United States stocking craft supplies and other bric-a-brac, was accused of anti-Semitism by political blogger Ken Berwitz, who posted that neighbors were reporting that a New Jersey branch of Hobby Lobby didn’t have any Hanukkah or Jewish-themed merchandise for sale. Berwitz said that the chain’s corporate offices told him that they would not stock Jewish-themed merchandise “because Mr. Green is the owner of the company, he’s a Christian and those are his values.”

David Green, Hobby Lobby’s founder, is not the only member of his family to come under fire for anti-Semitic sentiments. In 2009, his son Mart Green produced and funded “Little Town of Bethlehem”, a film that claims to analyze the situation in the West Bank city revered by Christians as the place of Jesus’s birth.

The Jabotinsky Institute’s Hatewatch website opens a profile of Mart Green and the movie by stating, “Mart Green is not a familiar name among those who propagate a religious hatred of Jews and Israel.”

The film, which won critical acclaim at the Palestine Film Festival in Chicago, draws parallels between the violent Palestinian intifada uprisings against Israel — the second of which saw an onslaught of suicide bombings in which hundreds of Israeli civilians were killed — and the peaceful resistance movements of Dr. Martin Luther King. The film was advised by the Holy Land Trust, an organization that supports boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel in the framework of the BDS movement and academic boycotts of the country.

The watchdog group NGO Monitor described the film as combining “Holy Land Trust’s anti-Israel activism with a theological backdrop.”