Category Archives: judaica

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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may the light shine within us

Posted on 2025/10/04 by davka

Psalm 97:11a א֭וֹר זָרֻ֣עַ לַצַּדִּ֑יקLight is sown for the right­eous… In the New Year, as we seek to tend to our world in righteousness,may the light sown with­in it shine with­in us as well. The image on this year’s card uses … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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