Wheel Of The Year
I was commenting on Twitter about an article that R’Leigh Ann Kopans wrote, and tried to comment on the site where it was posted, but couldn’t for some reason, so I thought I’d move those comments here. Plus, I had some time to think about it and have more fun and exciting (at least in [...]
When you look at the themes surrounding Tevet it’s all about vision,clear sight, and breaking through darkness. With this in mind, we turn to the practice of lighting candles in Judaism for our Tevet focus.
In thinking about Kislev, I went right to the dreidel and the Hanukkiah. I decided that if I had to pick one, it’s the Hanukkiah (but I may explore the other dreidels later in the month!) The Hanukkiah is the nine-branched menorah that we light on Hanukkah. Even though we generally just call it a [...]
