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“With each prayer, with each Shabbat, with each of the eight nights– / we’ll light our candles on our tables, windowsills, and hearts.”
people gather to light multiple hanukkah menorahs
“On the land / we were forbidden to light / candles, they now burn / under rocket-fire”
close up of five hanukkah candles burning in the dark
“It isn’t only oil but / The flame of faith that burns”
group of lit menorahs shining in the dark

a Hanukkah 2020 reflection inspired by the Jewish Studio Art Project 

Rededication

An original melody for Hanukkah

Hanerot Hallalu Kodesh Hem: These Lights of Ours are Holy

“It doesn’t even matter if the miracles are true / What matters is what they stand for”

Pandemic Hanukkah

Ladino version of the traditional Hallel sung on the seventh night of Hanukkah

people gather to light multiple hanukkah menorahs

“She chopped and mixed from scratch”

Anna

Original Hanukkah song

One Becomes Two Becomes More: A Hanukkah Song

“The mystics teach that the lights of Hanukkah reflect the Infinite light of creation”

Meditations for the Days of Hanukkah

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Presence and Absence: Images of the Divine in Kabbalah

In this study of the Zohar, Rabbi Margie Jacobs will guide you in exploring the Shekhinah, the feminine, immanent, indwelling Sacred Presence, through the use of art materials and reflective writing. Four sessions starting May 7, 2024. 

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