Candles Dance on Hanukkah

December 29, 2019

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Christmas and Hanukkah. The first night of Hanukkah was Dec. 22, and Christmas was celebrated on Dec. 25.

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A Hanukkah poem to a child in which the candles seem to die and go to Heaven:

Candles dance on Hanukkah,

And on the very last night

Nine candles – eight and the shamos – dance,

Dancing with delight.

Look at them dancing down and down,

Each to candle Heaven bound,

Safe within God's light.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Christmas and Hanukkah

12/23: Isn’t It Nice to Celebrate Twice

12/24: Because All Things Are Made of Light

12/25: Merry Christmas to My Wife

12/26: Because Each One of Us Is Equally

12/27: Christmas Is as Christmas Does

12/28: Maybe There’s No Magic in the Morning

12/29: Candles Dance on Hanukkah