Type: Poem

“My lands were free, vast, confined by no walls, and ever moonlit.”

“I see reflected in the light the faces of my family. / I see hope.”

“Dayenu. We sing now for as long as we can.”

“The story’s flame, its lesson bold: Through vast trials, the soul can soar / and the light will shine forevermore.”

“Blessed are You, Hashem, Healer of all flesh, Worker of wonders.”

“We are here together.  We survived the rain together.  / It was not a deluge and no trees fell…” 

Listen to Karen Webber’s ‘Frying a Soulful Latke,’ a Hanukkah poem from her series ‘Enkindle.’

“As the candles descend / we are reminded / that nothing is /permanent / other than the Love of Hashem…”

“Peace does not look like a dove / or a palm branch in the Old City…” 

” The painting is for grandparents, miles away, / who long for them…”