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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

Soul and Flame

“If human soul is divine flame, / how can we draw close / to what flickers”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
blessing, candle lighting, light
close up of white hand holding lit candle in glass holder

The Sabbath Has Arrived

The grace of a dedicated separation between the mundane and the sacred
  • by Maia Conrad
candle lighting, peace, Shabbat
The Sabbath Has Arrived

Radical Shabbat Guide

An easy-to-follow Shabbat guide that is informative and inclusive
  • by Madison Emmanuelle Slobin & Cantor Shira Stanford Asiyo
at the shabbat table, candle lighting, family, motzi
Radical Shabbat Guide

Light in Kislev

“We call dormant brightness into being”

  • by Rabbi Janet Madden
candle lighting, light
Light in Kislev

The Hanukkah Choir of Silence

“The wicks have bowed their heads low”

  • by Cara Hamilton
candle lighting, light
The Hanukkah Choir of Silence

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