Is there something out there that you’ve always wanted to do but never have? Is it because you’ve never had the chance? Or is it because you’ve never taken or created the opportunity for yourself? These options might sound the same, but they’re distinctly different. You Can Have Awesome Experiences The reality is, most experiences—no […]
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Both the first night of Chanukah and Christmas Eve are celebrated on the same night this year. This doubles the light and opportunity for miracles all around the world. You might think these two holidays are totally different. They’re not. It’s true that Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, and Chanukah commemorates the Jews’ or,
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Every Chanukah, Jews light candles in their chanukiot, the special candle holders or menorahs, used on the holiday. They do this for eight days, but most of them miss the significance of the shamash, the helper candle, used to light all the others. They focus on the eight beautiful flames, and pay little attention to
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The observance of Chanukah involves the lighting of candles, and Christmas has become known for its show of lights. Yet, often Jews and Christians alike find themselves spiritually in the dark during these winter holidays. It’s difficult to feel enlightened by holiday observances when the meaningful or spiritual components of these holy days have been
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The holiday season can be difficult for many reasons. Maybe you like to give but are experiencing tough economic times. It can feel quite frustrating to be unable to shower those you love with gifts or to offer charitable donations to the groups you care about. Yet, there are ways to give no matter you
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Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude. Chanukah is a day of miracles. What happens when they both fall on the same day? You get to experience the miracle of gratitude. The Most Powerful Prayer Gratitude serves as the strongest prayer you can offer. So, when you offer a prayer filled with heartfelt thanks on
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“Tis the season of miracles–if you are Jewish. And I am. Last night we lit the first Chanukah candles. As they flickered and shone, I thought about the miracles in my life and how miracles are created. The story of Chanukah is about miracles…large army defeated by a small one, small jug of oil that
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Chanukah celebrates miracles–the miracle of a small army defeating a large one, of a small jug of oil that should only have burned for one day lasting eight days instead. This year Chanukah and Christmas fall during the same week. Christmas is about miracles,too–the miraculous birth of Jesus. It doesn’t really matter if you believe
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During the season of gift giving, it’s easy to get caught up in the commercialism of the holidays. However, you can make the season meaning-full and spirit-full by giving gifts that come from your heart as well as from your soul. Most people find it easy to give heart-centered gifts. By simply thinking about the
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The winter holiday season offers us a wonderful time to focus on hope, faith and miracles. Chanukah revolves around the idea of miracles—a small band of Jews fought against a large army while trying to preserve their religious freedom and won. They had hope and faith and a miracle occurred. Plus, during the rededication of
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Tonight marks the first night of Hanukkah. My daughter is in New York in college this year. My son and I will be alone; my husband just left on a business trip. We just got back from a trip ourselves and with Hanukkah falling in the middle of the week and no preparation made or
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I couldn’t let the last night of Chanukah pass without posting some sort of teaching. (I know I already posted a blog today…) I knew I had read something somewhere about the importance of the eight night, and then I remembered! My friend Rabbi David Zaslow posted this on Facebook: The symbol for 8 is
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