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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...

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By Miriam Steinberg-Egeth While December is the season when kids get excited about presents, it’s also a perfect time to teach them the importance of giving back. These eight creative and fun ways of kids giving back this holiday season will work for kids of all ages and their grown-ups, and they can be tailored to Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s, or just because. If you’re celebrating Hanukkah, you could do one for each night. No pressure, though, just pick and choose...

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This Chanukah, we rededicate ourselves to the fight to end police violence and racial profiling. As we light the Chanukah candles, we remember those who have lost their lives to racist police violence. We remember the lives they lived and the loved ones they left behind, and we dedicate the Chanukah flame to their memory. As we light the Chanukah candles, we remind ourselves that police violence can and must stop. Each night we take one action to move us closer...

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 יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא.  בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ  בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב. וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן  יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא  יִתְבָּרֵךְ, וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח,וְיִתְפָּאֵר, וְיִתְרוֹמֵם, וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא, וְיִתְהַדָּר, וְיִתְעַלֶּה, וְיִתְהַלָּל, שְׁמֵהּ דְקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא,תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן יְהֵא שְׁלָמָה רבָּא מִן שְׁמַיָּא וְחַיִּים עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְֹרָאֵל,וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן עשֶֹׁה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶֹה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְֹרָאֵל וְעַל כָּל יוֺשְׁבֵי תֵבֶל, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן Mourners: Yitgadal v'yitkadash sh'mei raba...

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Avot ve’Imahot  The Eternal God is not the God of Abraham is not the God of  Isaac is not the God of Jacob is not the God of Sarah is not the God of Rebecca is not the God of my childhood is not the God of  my youth is not the God of my adulthood is not the God of my old age is not the God of my dying is not the God of my imagining. The Eternal God...