Hanukkah is a season and celebration of miracles and light. To all who are celebrating these 8 days, I wish you peace, love, and grace. May this be a time of coming together as community and family. May G-d bless you all. Be safe!
There are eight days of Hanukkah. Twelve days of Christmas. Seven days of Kwanzaa. Not to mention New Year’s Eve and Day. There is lots of celebrating to do. Be safe, have fun, be blessed. God be with you all.
Many people find this time of year difficult to navigate. Compassion can be a gift that keeps on giving even after the holidays. Everyone can use a break. I believe that God is there with us as we travel through life even this time of year. As we journey through Advent, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Day many memories are brought to the forefront.
This time of year can bring unexpected events such as illness and traumas that make life more challenging. I think we need to be there for one another through all the things that are going on. Good things like compassion, empathy, sympathy, and kindness are always the best gifts anyone can get.
The best part is that you don’t need to wrap them up or wait for them under your tree on Christmas Day. To all of you, my friends know that you have my compassion in your struggles.
We aren’t Jewish but we reverently appreciate Hanukkah for the spiritual and historic elements to it. These days there needs to be more light and more miracles. May G-d be with us all in these days. Chag Sameach. Shalom.
Hanukkah, which is Hebrew for “dedication,” is the Festival of Lights.
It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greek army, and the subsequent miracle of rededicating the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and restoring its menorah, or lamp.
There’s also lots of celebrations and fried food and other fun stuff.
To all celebrating may you be blessed and full of the spirit of what this means for the world. Also, be safe and know you are loved.
It is my hope that I have honored the spirit and goodness of Hanukkah. As a person of faith who happens to not be Jewish I sought to celebrate with my brothers and sisters of G-d around the world. If anyone was offended I am truly sorry.
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