Hanukkah means dedication.
This 2012, let this dedication
again bring us peace...
May the lights of Hanukkah remind us
of the need for more warmth to permeate deeply
into our families, friendships, and societies.
May it renew and reinvigorate old relationships,
may it create new and ever more meaningful ones,
and draw us ever closer together in love and in peace.
May it uplift those who are in the depth of despair.
May it recall back to the LORD those who are cold
and far away from Him, that He may return them
to a memory of each their own hearts
unto a remembrance of God
and of others in God.
May it drive away the cold spell
of old hatreds and lingering prejudices;
may it dispel those divisions among brethren
and among our kindred nations.
May it bring a new vision to our humanity,
one that is far-seeing, completely life-giving,
meaningful, peaceful, durable
and utterly human.
Hanukkah this year begins on Dec 8, 2012.
Along with Purim, I commemorate this holiday quietly
with my Anne (Papa Frank, Mama Frank, and Margot) -
year after year since 2000.
Mazel Tov!
This 2012, let this dedication
again bring us peace...
May the lights of Hanukkah remind us
of the need for more warmth to permeate deeply
into our families, friendships, and societies.
May it renew and reinvigorate old relationships,
may it create new and ever more meaningful ones,
and draw us ever closer together in love and in peace.
May it uplift those who are in the depth of despair.
May it recall back to the LORD those who are cold
and far away from Him, that He may return them
to a memory of each their own hearts
unto a remembrance of God
and of others in God.
of old hatreds and lingering prejudices;
may it dispel those divisions among brethren
and among our kindred nations.
May it bring a new vision to our humanity,
one that is far-seeing, completely life-giving,
meaningful, peaceful, durable
and utterly human.
Hanukkah this year begins on Dec 8, 2012.
Along with Purim, I commemorate this holiday quietly
with my Anne (Papa Frank, Mama Frank, and Margot) -
year after year since 2000.
Mazel Tov!