Ep 65: Chanukah: Light and Darkness

The Joyous Justice Podcast

English - December 02, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
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In this week’s episode, April and Tracie use the Talmudic debate on how to light the Chanukah menorah to reflect on light, darkness, and what this holiday can teach us about navigating the difficult times in our lives.

Check out our discussion/reflection questions for this episode: https://joyousjustice.com/blog/jews-talk-racial-justice-ep-65

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Learn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director, and Tracie is a senior partner.: https://joyousjustice.com/

Read more of Tracie’s thoughts at her blog: https://www.bmoreincremental.com/

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Learn more about the debate in the Talmud about how to light the candles here: https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/3144687/jewish/How-to-Change-Your-Life-A-Talmudic-Chanukah-Debate.htm

Learn more about Viktor Frankl here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl

Learn more about A Wrinkle In Time here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZ56rcWwRQ&ab_channel=WaltDisneyStudios