During this difficult time, we are all looking for light and joy at the holidays. Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein share his emotional anguish through this poem, but also hopes that the lights will brighten the darkness. For more uplifting Hanukkah videos, poems and essays, visit https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org...

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