Maybe this year,
You’ve been burning the candle at both ends…
Or maybe you’ve been working hard on a project and said to yourself,
When looking to your colleague’s success:
My work doesn’t hold a candle to their’s…
Maybe you had an awesome idea
but by the time
You finally got the green light,
Your excitement was snuffed…
Or maybe you had an argument
And you thought it had been resolved,
But you discovered that actually
You were still light-years apart…
Or maybe in this past year,
Your self-reflection shed light
On something in your life that brings you joy
That you never noticed before…
And maybe in this past year,
In the clear light of day,
You were lost and then you were found…
And maybe in this past year,
After periods of darkness,
Finally – there was light at the end of the tunnel.
We kindle light every ShabbatShabbat is the Sabbath day, the Day of Rest, and is observed from Friday night through Saturday night. Is set aside from the rest of the week both in honor of the fact that God rested on the seventh day after creating the world. On Shabbat, many Jews observe prohibitions from various activities designated as work. Shabbat is traditionally observed with festive meals, wine, challah, prayers, the reading and studying of Torah, conjugal relations, family time, and time with friends. and every festival day,
The hallowed tallow of our tradition.
As you gaze into their flame tonight and this coming year,
May they illuminate your struggles and your successes
May they cast the light of comfort and clarity
May they light your path to renewal and return.
