Chanukah

“We live in a dark time. In a world ravaged by war, prejudice, disease, and now, an economic crisis that will put hundreds of thousands of people at risk of suffering. We need to bring more light. And to bring the light, we need to become the Maccabees- a people of faith who believed that liberty is worth fighting for, that human dignity is worth fighting for, and that justice is worth fighting for.”

-Rabbi Sid Schwarz

Chanukah

Zealotry: A Religious Stance?: A D'var Torah for Chanukah 2011/5772 by Rabbi Jill Jacobs.

Hanukah and Human Rights by Rabbi Sid Schwarz.

Hanukah and Human Rights: A Children's Program by Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal.

Building a Hanukkiah for Human Rights by Rabbi Gilah Langner and Rabbi Michael Strassfeld.

Hanukah Reading for Synagogues by Rabbi Ed Feld.

A Hanukah Candle Lighting Prayer: Beautifully presented, printable document with a special Hanukah candle lighting prayer which connects the Hanukah story to a rejection of torture.