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Article: FINDING CANDLES THAT PIERCE THE DARKNESS.(Perspective)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- December 23, 1990
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Byline: Baruch Frydman-Kohl
We are approaching the shortest and coldest days of the solar year. During this period of extensive darkness and bitter weather, Christians mark Advent and Christmas while Jews celebrate Hanukkah. Central to both religious traditions is the lighting of candles in the darkness of night.
What message might that have for us seeking a vision of moral direction in a post-Holocaust world?
A rabbinic homily reminds us that just as the first act of creation was the divine light which conquered the darkness over the deep primeval waters, so even one candle can dispel the black of night. And, just as one small light, however ...