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“The candle flames like stars / gleaming in the night sky…”
Starry night sky above grassy hill and bushes, with clear blue tones and faint clouds near the horizon.
“Hers is the only festival empowered to span two moons.”
A branch with small leaves is silhouetted against a bright full moon in a blue night sky.
“This small blue box, / four inches tall, / holds forty-four candles.”
An open book with a ring placed at its center, colorful blurred objects in the background.
“Create new homes / And save the old ones. / Light candles, Now.”
Close-up of a row of lit oil candles with glowing flames against a dark background.
“The twin flames flicker, one to remember and one to keep…”
Orange and pink sunset over distant mountain silhouette with a misty foreground of trees.
“We will come together, as we always do, to make fire holy in our lives again.”
Close-up of a lit candle with a melting wax drip and soft flame in the background.
“The story’s flame, its lesson bold: Through vast trials, the soul can soar / and the light will shine forevermore.”
A row of lit candles in glass holders against a dark background.
Listen to Karen Webber’s ‘Frying a Soulful Latke,’ a Hanukkah poem from her series ‘Enkindle.’
A menorah with six lit candles and detailed glass holders.
“Each night is a small miracle unto itself…”
A menorah with six lit candles and detailed glass holders.
A new Hanukkah blessing for 2023/5784.
a hanukkiah with lit candles

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