A Prayer for Each Night

By Rabbi Robert Scheinberg, United Synagogue of Hoboken, Hoboken, NJ During this year's observance of Hanukkah, we have lit so many candles.So many times we saw the flame jump from candle to candle.So many times we saw the Shamash share its flame so...

By Rabbi Reuven Hammer, Jerusalem, Israel Tzur Yisrael V'Goalo – Rock and Redeemer of Israel – As we kindle the lights of Hanukkah – tonight reaching the sacred number seven – the flames in our hanukiyah merge with the seven that...

By Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses, Romemu, New York, NY יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחת לְכָל בָּשָׂר . (Numbers 27:16) Adonai, the God of the Spirits of all Flesh: Our ancestors lit a flame in the dark ruins of...

By Rabbi Naomi Levy, Nashuva, Los Angeles, CA We are God's candleWe are made to shineNot just one time in our historyBut every day, even today.God knows the awesome potentialHidden inside us,The gift of Chanukah is the light We must bringTo this...

By Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA Adonai, You are with me in the gentle flickering light of the Hannukah candles. I close my eyes and feel the presence of my grandparents, my great aunts and uncles, those no longer in...

By Rabbi Stewart Vogel, Temple Aliyah, Woodland Hills, CA Maoz Tsur, Our Rock and our Redeemer, at this time of year celebrating miracles, we pray that you help us to see the miracles of life. Just as you were with the Hasmonean rebels in...

By Rabbi Menachem Creditor, Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley, CAWe stand in humble gratitude to be blessed to live in a free society, free in ways our ancestors couldn't have imagined. We acknowledge today, basking in the glow of...

By Rabbi Mark Greenspan, Oceanside Jewish Center, Oceanside, NYA Hanukkah Prayer: We are the Miracle!As we celebrate the festival of lightsAnd this season of miraclesWe are remindedThat the real miracle of HanukkahIs not the bit of oil that burned...