come on baby light my menorah sweater light me up

COME ON BABY LIGHT MY MENORAH SWEATER LIGHT ME UP WINDOWS

Saying the blessings and lighting the candles is a mitzvah, according to the Talmud, and by doing so, we were also recognizing the blessing of our freedom of religion and expressing our Jewish identity. We’ve proudly placed our menorahs - whether lit by candle or by bulb - in our front windows, publicizing the miracle of the holiday both to our neighbors and ourselves. Hanukkah postage stamp depicting a lit menorah in a window was an unexpected source of inspiration.įor 17 years we’ve lived on a block where there are no other Jewish families. Though Hanukkah represents a victory of light over darkness - by the Maccabees over the Seleucid Empire, which resulted in the rededication of the Second Temple - recent events were causing me to rethink our window menorah lighting, turning me toward sharing our menorah kindling with only family and friends.īut, surprisingly, like finding an extra Hanukkah candle in the box, a new U.S.

COME ON BABY LIGHT MY MENORAH SWEATER LIGHT ME UP WINDOWS

As I pictured our menorahs burning in their usual place - the front windows of our home - a warning light began to blink. LOS ANGELES ( JTA) - In the weeks before Hanukkah, with anticipation of the holiday brightly filling my mind, the darkening news of rising anti-Semitism in the U.S.

Come on baby light my menorah sweater light me up