Topic Tags: candles

“We will come together, as we always do, to make fire holy in our lives again.”

“The story’s flame, its lesson bold: Through vast trials, the soul can soar / and the light will shine forevermore.”

Listen to Karen Webber’s ‘Frying a Soulful Latke,’ a Hanukkah poem from her series ‘Enkindle.’

“Each night is a small miracle unto itself…”

A new Hanukkah blessing for 2023/5784.

“With each prayer, with each Shabbat, with each of the eight nights– / we’ll light our candles on our tables, windowsills, and hearts.”

“the door will open, / the Shekhinah and her entourage of angels / will enter our temple in time.”

A ritual to prepare for the High Holy Days using the framework of the Four Worlds

A kavanah on the symbolism of the candle as the soul

A ceremony for Chanukah honoring little-known Jewish women in history