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First Hanukkah Without Mom

"For the first time / I will miss / The Hanukkah lights"

On the second night of Hanukkah the miracle is Ukraine

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

The Greatest Miracle of All

The legends we pass on to our children teach us about the possibility of miracles all around us—each and every day.  

A Cure for the Post-Thanksgivukkah Blues

This year’s rare confluence of two annual celebrations, one religious and one secular, garnered much attention and sparked a huge burst of creative energy. For those of us “living in two civilizations” Thanksgivukkah was the perfect storm of a holiday. But now that the last of the pumpkin sufganiyot are gone, the sweet potato latkes with cranberry sauce have all been eaten, and the menurkeys have been put away, the post-holiday blues are starting to set in.  

Interfaith Family Ritual for Hanukkah and Christmas? Well, Actually, No.

Our aim is not to mix or blend, but to honor and respect both religions.

A Light Eternal

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

The Light Which Doesn’t Fade

"Each night is a small miracle unto itself..."

In the Light of the Candles

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The Hidden Light

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

The Reconstructionist Network

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Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

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