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CANDLELIGHTING

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THE JEWISH VIEW

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HOLIDAYS

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JUDAISM 101

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I don’t want to go through the motions this year. When Chanukah candles are kindled beginning Friday night, it is my hope that we will, every last one of us, make sure that our fellow community members are fed, sheltered, kept warm and given some sort of comfort. We talk a beautiful talk of the warmth of the lights and lighting up the dark, and all of that. It’s all good. But don’t just make it talk. Last week my wife and I went out and purchased gifts for the JCS toy chest for Chanukah. Last year, some 120 families received gifts through this service. But while it’s a wonderful gesture, I don’t want us to think, okay, we gave a gift, and leave the problems for someone else to solve. Barbara Gradet of JCS told me that it’s… read more