Two Jewish Stories and a Blessing for the New Year
The secular New Year is upon us. What will you make of the year to come?
The secular New Year is upon us. What will you make of the year to come?
This light’s for Hanukkah, for a people who who choose to begin our best of days with light...
Hanukkah offers echoes from our tradition to be “a light among the nations,” suggesting that we, like the holiday’s candles, can bring warmth and vision to the world.
I grew up loving this holiday – until I learned the dark side and felt like a kid discovering that there’s no Santa Claus. It turns out Hanukkah is, in part, a tale of Jew vs. Jew.