Chanukah (which begins Dec. 10 and lasts until Dec. 18) is also called the “Festival of Lights.”
Light teaches us some very important lessons.
The nature of light is such that one candle can light up many candles, and no matter how many candles the one candle lights, its own brightness is never diminished.
We can brighten up the lives of those around us, and it will never diminish our own brightness.
On the contrary, it will make our own lives shine ever more brightly, and ever more meaningfully.
The nature of light is that it is always victorious over darkness. A small amount of light dispels a lot of darkness.
This gives us a great deal of hope and a great deal of confidence, it offers us the certainty that goodness and kindness will ultimately prevail over darkness and falsehood.
This stands so true today when we may feel like we are in a dark period of time with this pandemic, and so much uncertainty.
However, we know that there is always light at the end of the tunnel and that gives us enough confidence to go forward with positivity.
The Chanukah
menorah serves as a symbol of our ability to preserve and encourage the right and liberty of all citizens to worship G-d freely, openly, and with pride.
This is true especially in the United States, a country that was founded upon and vigorously protects the right of every person to practice his or her religion, free from restraint and persecution.