לא בחיל ולא בכח כּי אם-בּרוחי
"Not by might, nor by power, but by spirit."
the world has been growing darker and heavier and scarier over the past few years, and each year, hanukkah has become a time for me to consider what it means to relight the flames of my spirit. i hope all of you find a way to burn brighter this season—for your loved ones, for your community, for a cause you care about—and to find some light in the areas of your life that have been growing dim.
[image description: an illustration of a woman facing left and holding a hanukkiah. she wears a veil and a collar and traditional style clothing and is in a gold arched frame and surrounded by blackness with stars. flames flow out of the hanukkiah behind her and in the flames reads לא בחיל ולא בכח כּי אם-בּרוחי meaning “not by might, nor by power, but by spirit.”]