Lighting Up the Dark Days
Featuring Rabbi Julia Andelman and Jessica Fisher (RS ’20)
Hanukkah images are by Wilhelm Thielmann (1868โ1924) and Alphonse Lรฉvy (1843-1918) and taken from the 91ถถา๕ Library’s collections
BT Avodah Zarah 8a
When the first human being saw that the days were getting shorter and shorter, he said: Oy! Woe is me; maybe because I have sinned the world is getting dark and is going to return to chaos! โฆ He got up and spent eight days in fasting and prayer.
When he saw that the winter solstice had arrived, and that the days were getting longer again, he said: this is just the order of the world. He went and celebrated a holiday for eight days.
ืช”ืจ ืืคื ืฉืจืื ืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืชืืขื ืืืืื ืืืจ ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืื ืฉืกืจืืชื ืขืืื ืืฉืื ืืขืื ืืืืืจ ืืชืืื ืืืืื … ืขืื ืืืฉื ื’ ืืืื ืืชืขื ืืช [ืืืชืคืื]
ืืืื ืฉืจืื ืชืงืืคืช ืืืช ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืื ืฉื ืขืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืฉื ืฉืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืื