December 2019

This Chanukah, increase the light in your relationships.

On Shabbos Chanukah, we light both the Shabbos candles and the Chanukah candles. Traditionally, the Shabbos candles are lit by the woman of the house and the Menorah by the man. Kabbalistically, the woman symbolizes the feminine energy of internal focus, and the man represents the external. By lighting the Shabbos candles, the woman brings

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Gifts: don’t give your children what you didn’t have as a kid; teach them what you didn’t learn.

Some have a family tradition of giving gifts to the kids on Chanukah. While that isn’t what Chanukah is all about per se, it does add a level of playfulness and fun. As you contemplate on what you want to give the children this Chanukah, you might also reflect on what Chanukah is about. The

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