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“It’s easy to see that / HaShem is asking for a lot”.
Sea of Galilee
“for us, / for the children, /  and for the children’s children…”
children in silhouette playing on the rocks
“I do not know the right answer. / I do not know how to end hatred.”
sunrise through the clouds
“may the day arrive / when every life is a treasure…”
A small stream runs through a park with trees in autumn colors and sunlight filtering through branches.
“On Hanukkah, I light candles for them…”
a single candle flame burns in a menorah
” And when this holiday ends, another flame will rise and fall, and another, and another…”
Lit candles in a hanukiyyah, reflecting in a dark surface.
This Hanukkah 2023 ritual acknowledges the incompleteness of joy while captives are being held.
a hanukkan menorah with all lights lit but the eighth candle
“There is a war going on, / with battle aims that are different…”
a person walks in a lit field
“I cannot find the words / I seek…”
a child sleeping

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