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Elijah’s cup and Miriam’s well

Posted on 2026/03/26 by davka

Excerpt­ed from “A Grow­ing Hag­gadah” Fill the Cup of Eli­jah Our Seder draws to an end but Redemp­tion is not yet com­plete. Our activ­i­ties here tonight recall us to our covenant with the Eter­nal One, to the tasks that still … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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what does chanukkah celebrate?

Posted on 2025/12/08 by davka

each gen­er­a­tion rein­ter­prets the mean­ing of its hol­i­days • the 2nd book of mac­cabees sug­gests it is a delayed cel­e­bra­tion of sukkot (in chap­ter 10:9): And they cel­e­brat­ed a fes­ti­val to the Lord for eight days, like the days of the fes­ti­val … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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