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A beautiful prayer that evokes the shifting light and darkness within.
sunlight shining on rocks
Listen to this meditation focused on finding inner light.
a woman meditating with candles
” And when this holiday ends, another flame will rise and fall, and another, and another…”
Hanukkah candles lit in two hanukkiyot
A new Hanukkah blessing for 2023/5784.
a hanukkiah with lit candles
“Darkness is Love: / deep, endless, rapturous curiosity / ripe for the work of creation.”
The moon over a wheatfield in a night sky
“Tonight, perhaps, don’t be in such a rush / to set up your candles against the dark.”
stars across the night sky

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