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A new Hanukkah blessing for 2023/5784.

“I’m drilling / into darkness / to where the rabbis’ promise / flickers still.”

This new poem honors the complex feeling of Hanukkah this year, 2023/5784.

“even the faintest spark of light / can reach / and illuminate us.”

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

“On the land / we were forbidden to light / candles, they now burn / under rocket-fire”

“It isn’t only oil but / The flame of faith that burns”

a Hanukkah 2020 reflection inspired by the Jewish Studio Art Project 

An original melody for Hanukkah