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Hanukkah blessings with both masculine and feminine God language

An elderly woman and a child light candles together, smiling brightly in a cozy room.

A prayer and call to action while lighting candles

Close-up of several lit candles in dim lighting, creating a warm and serene atmosphere.

Eight questions to encourage discussion during Hanukkah

Hanukkah menorah with nine lit candles, in an alternating pattern of blue and yellow, glowing in the dark.

Additional Hanukkah blessings for each night to encourage us to transform the darkness of the year into light

Lit menorah with blue and orange candles in a dark setting.

A Hanukkah blessing celebrating LGBTQ people and families

A man and woman smiling at each other beside a lit menorah on a table.

A kavanah on the symbolism of the candle as the soul

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A ceremony following or in lieu of Mincha (afternoon service)

two hands holding black paper heart

Lighting a candle, symbolic of the new soul born into the world. Can also be used like a yahrzeit candle to recall the departed soul for whom the baby is named. Also a covenantal symbol.

A lit white candle on a wooden table, with a blurred background.

“There is a new light in our hearts and in our home…”

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Riffing on the now-traditional candle-lighting, this ceremony offers a candle for eight women in Jewish history.
A person holding a lit candle at a nighttime vigil, surrounded by others with candles.

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