Topic Tags: candle lighting

Intentions for each day of lighting the Hanukkiyah, connected to the sefirot

This kavanah was written in the wake of multiple acts of mass violence that have made our Hanukkah celebration feel dissonant and fragile.

“Reclaim the holy. Prove it again, one bright flame at a time, one more memory of why we do this.”

“The candles glow, tender, bright, something like your presence in my heart.”

“This small blue box, / four inches tall, / holds forty-four candles.”

“As the candles descend / we are reminded / that nothing is /permanent / other than the Love of Hashem…”

A new Shabbat practice created to share light with all of whom are suffering unjustly.

A beautiful kavannah (intention) for lighting Shabbat candles.

A new Hanukkah blessing for 2023/5784.