What is the Light of Hanukkah?


Sources, ancient and modern, on the nature of the light of Hanukkah. Assembled by Rabbi Toba Spitzer.
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Sources, ancient and modern, on the nature of the light of Hanukkah. Assembled by Rabbi Toba Spitzer.
A text study on the evolution of Hanukkah. What is the miracle, and what is the light?
An empowering retelling of the Hanukkah story that emphasizes theology and remembering rather than miracles or military might.
Writing from Israeli during a tense period, Adina Newberg reflects on Hanukkah’s imagery of light in the darkness.
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