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UU HANUKKAH RESOURCES
Non Jewish families who want to appropriately share Hanukkah with your children, please check out these resources.
Here is a Hanukkah Chalice Ritual to use at home..
Resources below are for Unitarian Universalists who are of Jewish descent. It is not appropriate for those who are not of Jewish descent to light a Menorah and appropriate this holiday and it’s rituals.
Wondering how to bring your Unitarian Universalism into your Hanukkah celebration? Add a chalice lighting to your ritual! Below are some suggestions. You can also create your own chalice lighting words. Or you can share a responsive reading. Check out some suggestions below. Here is a printable version.
Hanukkah Chalice Lighting
By Dawn Fortune adapted
We light this chalice as a symbol of our free faith.
We light this chalice to remember the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
UU Hanukkah Blessings
As we light our chalice we honor the great mystery of the universe, the source of all, which deems everything sacred by its power to unite us, and gives us the radiance that we bring forth together as we kindle the Hanukkah lights.
We celebrate the spirit of life, wellspring of all that we perceive and imagine, as we look upon with reverence the wondrous great fortune which has been bestowed upon our ancestors throughout antiquity.
We cherish the wonder of each thing, the order of the universe that binds us together with all of nature, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this season.
Each Candle a Miracle
Responsive Reading By Amanda Udis-Kessler
We light the Hanukkah candles in wonder, joy, and gratitude, each candle a miracle.
When the Holy Temple was rededicated at the time of the Maccabean liberation battle, only one day’s worth of oil remained, yet it burned for eight days so we light candles in remembrance.
We rededicate ourselves to the miracle of light in a season of darkness
to the miracle of trust in a time of anxiety
to the miracle of hope in a time of despair
to the miracle of faith in a time of cynicism.
We rededicate ourselves to the miracle of wholeness in a time of fracture
to the miracle of courage in a time of fear
to the miracle of resistance in a time of oppression
to the miracle of peace in a time of violence
and in a time of hatred we rededicate ourselves to the miracle of love.
Kindle Candles, One by One
a song for Hanukkah (can be read as a chalice lighting or sung as a chalice lighting) Music By Suzelle Lynch Sheet music (PDF).
Kindle candles one by one; night by night, the light it grows.
Lights of freedom miracle of faith! Shining out for all to see.We give thanks for miracles. Ancestors who fought for faith.
They were brave beyond all hope! Strong, courageous Maccabees.Blessed is the Holy One who commands these lights ablaze.
Who has brought us to this time! We rejoice with gratitude.Candles on the windowsill; Candles calling all to see:
Love and justice healing fear! Chasing shadows from our lives.Kindle candles one by one; night by night, the light it grows.
Lights of freedom miracle of faith! Shining out for all to see.
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