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“We created this mayhem in the night time / because our hearts were full of fear,” and now we must live in its shadow.
Close-up of seven lit candles with melting wax in a dark setting.
“Hers is the only festival empowered to span two moons.”
A branch with small leaves is silhouetted against a bright full moon in a blue night sky.
“The candles glow, tender, bright, something like your presence in my heart.”
a hanukkiah with lit candles
“Backwards we are telling the story the prophet Elijah standing on the street corner”
A silver menorah with colorful candle holders on display in a store.
“In times of hatred, / let there be light. / In times of fear,    let there be light…”
Four colorful candles with melting wax are burning, each flame glowing brightly in a dark setting.
“Blessed is the Darkness in the Light, / Blessed is the Light in the Darkness…”
a field of wildflowers
A Responsive Reading for the month of Adar
Silhouetted bush against a golden sunrise in a misty field.
“Blessed are You, Adonai, / Creator of all that illuminates.”
A small bird with dark plumage perches on a thin, bare branch against a blurred green and blue background.
“Our souls uplifted / Creation continues”
A fountain pen on paper with a rose, an ink bottle, and cap on a wooden surface.
“For eight days Light cries /out to you, assures you / it is safe now…”
Floating candles glowing in a glass menorah against a dark background.

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