Type: Poem

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“For more than a year now, / you’ve been with me everywhere…”
Corner of a stone building with two windows, featuring a textured, sunlit facade.
“I see reflected in the light the faces of my family. / I see hope.”
Four lit candles with blue, orange, and yellow wax dripping down, set against a dark, blurred background.
“Dayenu. We sing now for as long as we can.”
Sunset over a foggy lake with mountains in the background and tall grasses in the foreground.
“The story’s flame, its lesson bold: Through vast trials, the soul can soar / and the light will shine forevermore.”
A row of lit candles in glass holders against a dark background.
“Blessed are You, Hashem, Healer of all flesh, Worker of wonders.”
Purple flowers swaying in the wind against a blue sky background.
“We are here together.  We survived the rain together.  / It was not a deluge and no trees fell…” 
A tree-lined path covered with fallen autumn leaves under a clear blue sky.
Listen to Karen Webber’s ‘Frying a Soulful Latke,’ a Hanukkah poem from her series ‘Enkindle.’
A menorah with six lit candles and detailed glass holders.
“As the candles descend / we are reminded / that nothing is /permanent / other than the Love of Hashem…”
A close-up of candles lit in a reflective menorah, casting warm light and shadows through a geometric pattern.
“Peace does not look like a dove / or a palm branch in the Old City…” 
A white dove flying among trees with yellow leaves in the background.
“I raise my voice In the song of prayer…”
roses in hazy summer sunlight

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