Secrets of the Sixth Candle — Northeastern Jewish Studies Blog

By Lori Hope Lefkovitz Image above: Italian Chanukah menorah (17th or 18th century) featuring Judith, in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The Dawn of History At this season, when daylight hours are few and all around us people are displaying decorative lights—on homes, in windows, on evergreens—I like to imagine a time when the planet […]

Secrets of the Sixth Candle — Northeastern Jewish Studies Blog