As some of you know, tomorrow December 21st is officially the shortest daytime of 2019 and the longest night of the year–The Winter Solstice.  Then Sunday Evening marks the beginning of Hanukkah, followed by Christmas Day on the 25th and Kwanzaa on the 26th.  There are a few other holidays in there as well but I think you get the idea.  No matter how any of us celebrate, I tend to believe that we, like Lawrence Kushner says in this quote, are awaiting hope, possibility and whatever we call “The Light” to grow stronger. May each of us find it inside and outside of ourselves in the days to come.

And if you’d like to read more about the Winter Solstice, I wrote the following blog post a few years ago that still applies.    “Two Big Reasons To Celebrate The Winter Solstice” [Read more…]