Posts Tagged ‘candle’
Happy Chanukah – A Holiday to Celebrate Freedom with a Poignant Folk Song-“Don’t Let The Light Go Out!”
Meaningful Message of Chanukah The meaningful message of Chanukah is exhibit the courage and conviction to over come oppression and gain freedom to practice your religious and cultural beliefs without fear of persecution. Grand Discovery While searching for traditional Chanukah songs on YouTube, I found a grand song sung by folk music trio of Peter,…
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Perfect Time to Watch “Light One Candle” – A Poignant Folk Song!
A Grand Discovery While searching for traditional Chanukah songs on YouTube, I found a grand song sung by folk music trio of Peter, Paul and Mary. The song entitled Light One Candle written by Peter Yarrow in 1982. A Song of Humanity While listening to the song and reading the lyric I realized that this…
Read moreHolocaust Remembrance Day 2013
Today, I lit a Yahrzeit Memorial Candle to observe the Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Israel a special “Every Person Has a Name” Ceremony was also observed. Not only should we remember the 6 Million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered. We should also remember that there were 11 million individuals who were murdered.…
Read moreYom Hashoah: Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day
Everyday in newspapers, online, and on the radio, we are vividly reminded that the persecution of others continues to violently persists all over the world because of religious, political, cultural, and gender prejudice and ignorance. This morning, I lit a Yellow Yom Hashoah: Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day candle that the Mens Club of Congregation…
Read moreTo Honor My Father: Constructive Living Poem
This morning, I lit a Yahrzeit Candle in memory of my father, Alexander I. Newman. 35 years ago on March 30, 1977 my father passed away from coronary heart disease that he dealt with for over 20 years. He was 4 weeks short of his 74th birthday. At the time, I was a 32 year woman, daughter, wife and mother…
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