Thursday, December 09, 2004

Candles

I feel a certain sadness each night of Chanukah once the candles on the menorah burn out and the smoke rises upwards.

When a person passes away his neshoma returns to its source and the body remains behind, a mere container. Similarly, once the flame of the candles are extinguished, the menorah remains alone, lacking the element which allowed it to be used for a mitzvah.

1 Comments:

At December 9, 2004 at 11:22:00 AM EST, Blogger Tamara said...

I experience a similar feeling of wistfulness when the Shabbat candles burn out as well.

 

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