Chanukah: The Beauty of a Modest Flicker

  So unlike the neon fluorescent holiday lights of other cultures,the Chanukah candle illuminates a small humble glow. This points to theessential nature of our kulturkampf with the Greeks, a battle of character vs.image and meaning vs. appearance. Chanukah sensitizes us to that which liesbeyond the eye, and that which transcends the pettiness of a gaudy display. Thistheme cast new light on the story of Yehudis and the celebration of women onChanukah until this very day.