THE FOURTH NIGHT OF HANUKKAH

Here we are,....The fourth night of Hanukkah. Tommorrow nite, my beautiful wife and I are going to our Shul for the annual Chanukkah dinner. It is a chance for the Jewish community of Grand Rapids, Michigan to gather together and be amongst other Jews and celebrate this festive holiday of which our more liberal Jewish bretheren should remember it is to celebrate a military victory over those who wanted to exterminate the Jews. Military victory, as in WAR.




BLESSING OVER THE CANDLES:

Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam
asher kidishanu b'mitz'votav v'tzivanu
l'had'lik neir shel Chanukah. (Amein)

BLESSING FOR HANUKKAH:

Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam
she'asah nisim la'avoteinu bayamim haheim baziman hazeh. (Amein)


From Peter Yarrow's "Light One Candle"
Light one candle for the Macabee children, with thanks that their light did'nt die.
Light one candle for the pain they endured, when their right to exist was denied...
Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice justice and freedom demand...
But light one candle for the wisdom to know when the peacemaker's time is at hand

Don't let the light go out!
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our love and our tears.