Tonight it’s done. All eight candles are lit and the task is complete but is it ever? never.  We are the light at the end of each others tunnel  – and tonight’s – it’s bright. I need yours and I hope mine has been helpful to you. Here’s the final touch:   (For this blog’s […]

Defiance of death was not what I planned writing about tonight but an hour ago I got a message from Jerusalem: My father’s older brother, Uncle Shiko, died peacefully today, in his early nineties, surrounded by his wife, and many children, grand and great children. Baruch Dayan Emet.

This sixth 6th night of Chanukah is another chance to take a deep breath, focus on the flames and make an intention for less darkness and more delighted light in simple moments, more safety, more joy to the world.  (For this blog’s overall intention:  8vshate:why & how )

Night 5 of 8 VS. hate. Merry Chanukah! Billions of people are celebrating the power of miracles tonight all over the planet, Christians, Jews and those who love them are publicizing their faith (or at their least love of tradition) with the best of intentions. But what’s joy for some if oy for others and […]

Night 4 of 8 VS. hate. Lighting up the fourth candle of Chanukah and the two candles of Shabbat = sending a ray of light to the darkness of loneliness, where shame lives, and the broken hearted. Every light here matters. this blog’s context:  8vshate:why & how