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Innocence knows the Joy at Hanukkah

“As the candles descend / we are reminded / that nothing is /permanent / other than the Love of Hashem…”
  • by Todd
candle lighting, childhood, God, hanukkah
A close-up of candles lit in a reflective menorah, casting warm light and shadows through a geometric pattern.

18 Shabbat Blessings for Peace in Israel and in Palestine

A new Shabbat practice created to share light with all of whom are suffering unjustly.
  • by Hila Ratzabi
candle lighting, Gaza, Israel, peace, war
two shabbat candles are lit as someone's hands wave in the light of Shabbat

Women of Light: A Meditation on the Power and Meaning of Shabbat Candlelighting

A beautiful kavannah (intention) for lighting Shabbat candles.
  • by Ariel Neshama Lee.
Biblical women, candle lighting, matriarchs, sarah, Shabbat
split screen of two photos, one of light-skinned woman with short brown hair, hands open over lit shabbat candles, second image same woman has her hands over her face blessing the shabbat candles

A Hanukkah Candle Lighting Prayer for Difficult Times

A new Hanukkah blessing for 2023/5784.
  • by Jacqueline Goldfinger
candle lighting, candles, darkness, hanukkah, light
a hanukkiah with lit candles

In the Light of the Candles

  • by Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer
ancestors, candle lighting, hanukkah, light, Shekhinah
candle flames melt down in a hanukkah menorah

A Humanistic Jewish Pride Menorah Lighting Service

A candle-lighting ritual for Pride, including opportunities for celebration and introspection
  • by Martin Di Maggio
candle lighting, pride, pride month
hands-with-black-nail-polish-holding-bright-colored-candles

The Lights in December

“For a short while the lights mingle harmoniously”
  • by Aryana Rayne
candle lighting, winter
lighting all white hanukkah candles in window with reflection of candles

Fading Light on the Eighth Night

“I look to the next candle in line, / still alive with yellow glow and hope”
  • by Dick Westheimer
candle lighting, hope
fully lit hanukkiyah in the dark with another hanukiyah in the background that appears to be a reflection of the first

Reclaiming Our Hidden Light (Or Ganuz): A Shabbat Candle Lighting Ritual

New ritual and meditations after Shabbat candle lighting
  • by Adva Chattler
candle lighting, meditation, Shabbat
split screen of two photos, one of light-skinned woman with short brown hair, hands open over lit shabbat candles, second image same woman has her hands over her face blessing the shabbat candles

Blessing of Kislev

This poem emerged from an exploration of the component words of Kislev: kis (pocket) and lev (heart)
  • by Sheryl J. Shapiro
candle lighting, heart, kislev
smiling asian kid with black long hair holding a glowing heart that appears to be made out of wire with glowing lights in the background

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