{"id":3990,"date":"2020-12-15T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2022-12-18T18:55:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T23:55:35","slug":"the-healing-light-of-chanukah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/?p=3990","title":{"rendered":"An Inclusive &#038; Diverse Hanukkah Same&#8217;ach!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hanukkah (aka Chanukah) is the Jewish festival of lights and one of the most joyous celebrations of the Judaic calendar, including present-giving, game playing and the consumption of diet-busting delicacies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Beb8FsHBh-g\" width=\"460\" height=\"215\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">MOT stage and television actress Nicolette Robinson &amp; \u201cHamilton\u201d Tony Award winning hubby, Leslie Odom Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5216 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12295273_10153703946124266_3002155961876883435_n.jpg\" alt=\"12295273_10153703946124266_3002155961876883435_n\" width=\"331\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12295273_10153703946124266_3002155961876883435_n.jpg 476w, https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12295273_10153703946124266_3002155961876883435_n-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12295273_10153703946124266_3002155961876883435_n-300x402.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">In Jamaica, Hanukkah means Freedom<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hanukkah is the eight-day holiday commemorating the miracle of the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Revolt of the Maccabees in the 2nd century BCE. One of the major observances is the kindling of the lights in an eight-branched Hanukkah Menorah, also called a Hanukkiah. As in the rest of the Diaspora, this Jewish holiday is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Jamaica. Read more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/rabbi-dana-kaplan\/in-jamaica-hanukkah-means_b_4335804.html#s3147736title=Hanukkah_in_Kingston\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/rabbi-dana-kaplan\/in-jamaica-hanukkah-means_b_4335804.html#s3147736title=Hanukkah_in_Kingston\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4954\" src=\"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2013-11-25-Hanukkah5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"332\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2013-11-25-Hanukkah5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2013-11-25-Hanukkah5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2013-11-25-Hanukkah5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><span class=\"smallGreyBold\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>\u00a0Hanukkah in Kingston Jamaica<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: center;\">Chanukah is Here by Jacob Spike Kraus<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5xAyiK-z-Pw\" width=\"460\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The miracle of Chanukah is not just about a little bit of oil lasting eight days. It is about the inner healing light within each of us. Chanukah is a time when we can celebrate this inner healing light as we move toward wellness. Chanukah is also about the miracle of survival against all odds, about hope, courage and belief in one&#8217;s ability to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Chanukah Candle-Lighting Blessings<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>First night:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows from this season, we light this candle for the health and wellness of our bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Second night<\/strong>:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows from this season, we light this candle for the health and wellness of our minds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Third night:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows from this season, we light this candle for the health and wellness of our souls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Fourth night:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows from this season, we light this candle for the health and wellness of our children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Fifth night:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows from this season, we light this candle for the health and wellness of our parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Sixth night:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows from this season, we light this candle for the health and wellness of our communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Seventh night:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows from this season, we light this candle for the restoration of health and wellness to those who are ill, suffering, or grieving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Eighth night:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows from this season, we light this candle for the health and wellness of our world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Shamash:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> For the blessing of well-being and transformation that flows through the Shekinah, the Source of Healing Wisdom and Inner Light.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Special thanks to Rabbi Malka Drucker, whose Hanukkah teaching can be found at malkadrucker.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lsY0qJduFN8\" width=\"460\" height=\"215\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Mi yimalel gvurot Yisrael, Otan mi yimne?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Hen be&#8217;chol dor yakum ha&#8217;gibor<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Goel ha&#8217;am!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Shma! Ba&#8217;yamim ha&#8217;hem ba&#8217;zman ha&#8217;ze<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Maccabi moshia u&#8217;fode<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">U&#8217;v&#8217;yameinu kol am Yisrael<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Yitached yakum ve&#8217;yigael!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Who can retell the things that befell us, Who can count them?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">In every age, a hero or sage<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Came to our aid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Hark! In days of yore in Israel&#8217;s ancient land<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Brave Maccabeus led the faithful band<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">But now all Israel must as one arise<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Redeem itself through deed and sacrifice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>NACOEJ Ethiopian Embroidery Program. Stunning craftmanship! <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/interland3.donorperfect.net\/weblink\/weblink.aspx?name=nacoej&amp;id=2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1426 aligncenter\" title=\"12 tribes\" src=\"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/nacoejchanukah.jpg\" alt=\"NACOEJ - Ethiopian Jewish Embroidery\" width=\"428\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Handmade Embroidered Artwork can be order at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacoej.org\/support-us\/nacoej-embroideries\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ) <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2026in Germany, the eighth and last night of Chanukah used to be very special. All the leftover wicks and oil were lit in giant bonfires. People sang songs and danced around the fire, often until the small hours of the night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;in Yemen it was the tradition to light bon fires according to the days of hanukkah<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2026Turkish Jews make candles from the flax fibers used to wrap the etrog. The remains of these Chanukah candles are then melted together to make another candle used to search for bread crumbs pre-Passover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;If you are an Ashkenazi Jew (of European ancestry) it is traditional for every family member to light a hanukkiah (menorah). If you are a Sephardi (descended from Spain and Portuguese Jews) only the head of the household lights the hanukkiah.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Sfenj (Moroccan Hanukkah Doughnuts)<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/c71e5d9a63fc3479.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4942\" src=\"http:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/c71e5d9a63fc3479-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"-c71e5d9a63fc3479\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/c71e5d9a63fc3479-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mochajuden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/c71e5d9a63fc3479.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ingredients\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">6 cups all-purpose flour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2 teaspoons salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2 teaspoons active dry yeast<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1\/2 teaspoon sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2-3\/4 to 3 cups of warm water (about 100 degrees), divided<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Canola oil, for frying<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Honey, for drizzling on cooked doughnuts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"instructions\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Instructions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt. In a small bowl, dissolve active dry yeast and sugar in one cup of the warm water. Set aside until the mixture becomes foamy, about 5 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Add the yeast mixture to the flour and add 1-3\/4 cups water. If the dough is heavy and a bit dry, add remaining water. Dough should be soft and smooth, but no so soft that it seems like batter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Stir the dough until you get a nice, somewhat sticky mixture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour. With oiled hands, reach under the dough and bring the bottom to the top and fold over. Repeat 3 to 4 more times until the dough has completely deflated. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise again until doubled, about 30 to 45 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Heavily flour a work surface. Flour your hands well and pull off a small handful of dough and squeeze it in your hand to get a single small ball of dough the size of a golf ball. Toss the ball in the flour and using your thumb, poke a hole all the way through the dough ball. Stretch the ball into a doughnut shape, about 3-1\/2-inches wide. Lay on the floured surface and repeat with remaining dough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In a heavy skillet, heat 2 inches of canola oil to 350 degrees over medium-high heat. Working in batches of 4 to 6 doughnuts (depending on the size of your skillet), gently slide doughnuts into the oil, being careful not to splash. Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes each side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Transfer doughnuts to a plate lined with a paper towel, and allow to drain and cool slightly. Drizzle lightly with honey before serving.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\"><strong>The story of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myjewishlearning.com\/holidays\/Jewish_Holidays\/Hanukkah\/History\/Maccabean_Revolt.shtml\"><span style=\"color: #f08080;\">Maccabees<\/span><\/a> still speak to us today, lighting our homes with faith and filling our hearts with pride.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hanukkah (aka Chanukah) is the Jewish festival of lights and one of the most joyous celebrations of the Judaic calendar, including present-giving, game playing and the consumption of diet-busting delicacies. 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