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The Light Which Doesn’t Fade

“Each night is a small miracle unto itself…”
  • by SuzieB
antisemitism, candles, God, hanukkah, Israel, miracle, peace
A menorah with six lit candles and detailed glass holders.

Glad Tidings (Hanukkah, 1954)

“You said I should always feel proud—/Why wouldn’t I let my best friend know?”
  • by Alan Walowitz
childhood, hanukkah, Jewish identity
Two potato pancakes garnished with dill on a plate, served with a side of cottage cheese.

A Blessing for Kislev

“For eight days Light cries /out to you, assures you / it is safe now…”
  • by blaze ardman
hanukkah, kislev, light, moon
Floating candles glowing in a glass menorah against a dark background.

A Pantoum for Israel and Gaza

“On Hanukkah, I light candles for them…”
  • by Roberta Spivek
hanukkah, Israel, Palestine
a single candle flame burns in a menorah

For Hanukkah, to Take Through the Winter

” And when this holiday ends, another flame will rise and fall, and another, and another…”
  • by Talia Werber
antisemitism, darkness, hanukkah, Israel, light
Hanukkah candles lit in two hanukkiyot

A Hanukkah Ritual to Mark the Incompleteness of Our Joy

This Hanukkah 2023 ritual acknowledges the incompleteness of joy while captives are being held.
  • by Rabbi Amber Powers
captives, hanukkah, Israel
a hanukkan menorah with all lights lit but the eighth candle

Miracles Welcome

“In the light of the candles / I hope to see a shift from all hatred, / the homecoming of all hostages…”
  • by Cantor Amy Brenner Mitz
hanukkah, light, peace
a table of hanukkah candles

Eight Meditations for Hanukkah

A series of eight mindfulness meditations for each day of Hanukkah
  • by Brasha Smith
hanukkah, meditation
an oil light with hanukkah candles

A Hanukkah Candle Lighting Prayer for Difficult Times

A new Hanukkah blessing for 2023/5784.
  • by Jacqueline Goldfinger
candle lighting, candles, darkness, hanukkah, light
a hanukkiah with lit candles

In the Light of the Candles

  • by Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer
ancestors, candle lighting, hanukkah, light, Shekhinah
candle flames melt down in a hanukkah menorah

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Reconstructionist Educators of North America

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