The Channukah Lights
What do you see in the Channukah lights?
I see a proud people willing to fight
To restore their defiled Temple's rites
What do you see in the Channukah menorah?
I see a learned people defending their Torah
From those who would dim the luster of its aura
What do you see in the Channukah lamp?
I see brave warriors in the Macabees' camp
Whose ardor the mighty Greek army could not damp
What do you see in the Channukah flame?
I see a holiday that the Sages proclaimed
To perpetuate the sanctity of His Holy Name
What do you see in the Channukah lights?
I see a miracle, an extraordinary sight
A day's worth of oil that burned for eight nights
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2018
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