We all need more light through Hanukkah. Join us for the public lighting of the candles in your city or community!

Light is the central theme in the creation story of Hashem. It is a transformative and yet independent existence. Light is always a guide and an attribute of existence. Darkness, on the other hand, has no independent existence and is solely the absence of light. Light is therefore something very precious; for where there is light, there is no room for darkness. One could also say that light is one of the most important creations of Hashem. In Genesis 1:1-2, the creation of heaven and earth is described as a state of desolation, void, and darkness, all „on the face of the abyss.“

This prompts Hashem to act (Genesis 1:3), and God said, „Let there be light,“ and there was light.

Light is an active creative process of God. He calls the light good! (Genesis 1:4)

Only then does He establish the distinction between light and darkness. He called the light day and the darkness night.

Today is another day of Hanukkah. Like Jews and all our friends, we will light another candle and celebrate, despite all the threats of darkness in this world, so that the light may increase and we may remember Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem together.

Israel is and always will be the land closest to God; it is the land of His people and the place of Bet haMikdash.

Chag Urim Sameach!
Hanukkah Sameach!