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Oh, Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah Come light the menorah Let's have a party We'll all dance the hora Gather round the table, we'll give you a treat Sevivonim to play with and lakes to eat And while we are playing The candles are burning low One for each night, they shed a sweet light To remind us of days long ago One for each night, they shed a sweet light To remind us of days long ago Oh, Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah Come...

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In the beginning was the beginning, but before the beginning, something had to set the universe spinning: ratzon— holy will, divine drive, sanctified desire. The ignition that lit the undying fire that predates fire. The light before the dark before the light. Let loose the Ohr HaGanuz, the purest and most sacred seed of creation, the flame above each Lamed-Vav glimmering in the window of eternity, brazenly, for all the world to see. I am conjuring Team Shekinah, I bring forth...

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When the world is upside down, I/Me/Us/We must flip the script: Grab hold of the narrative, revolt against the same old story, resist the riptide of history despite grim odds, the plot twist brought to untwist this plot. Thus begins every inner rebellion. I/Me/Us/We enter the cold wetness of the cave made of echo-stone to retrieve the oil hidden in secret and Maccabean shadow-folds for generations. When the world is upside down, I/Me/Us/We must flip the script: Watch the exalted letters...