Tag Archives: Hanukkah

Gather in Storms

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading – a combination of Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s 2022 and 2023 Hanukah reflections, which end with this reflection Hanukah isn’t just about what happened in the past, on the calendar. It’s about who we are capable of being. It’s about … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Rebellion – Hanukkah 2022

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

First, a Reflection from Rev. Sean Neil Barron “Rebellions Are Built on Hope” Gretchen said she was preaching on Rebellion, our conversation was something like this: “The simple gift this week is rebellion.” “So, you are preaching about Star Wars.” … Continue reading →

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Preppers, a message for the second December in pandemic

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Sermon: Preppers I have been thinking this week about the Jewish people, and the stories of Hanukkah. Hanukkah I have been thinking this week about the Jewish people and the stories of Hanukkah.Hanukkah falls early this year, the last night is … Continue reading →

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How We Tell The Story: A Hanukkah Reflection

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Part 1 I have a story for you. It’s just one story. But told in three different ways. Here’s the first telling: Imagine you are living in a time with the reign of a narcissistic dictator who refused to concede … Continue reading →

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The Moment of Magic (What We Expect in December)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Part 1 Around this time of year, for most of my life, my family members would make a bet with each other. The bet was about if I’d get sick for my birthday, or for Christmas. They are just … Continue reading →

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What Were You Expecting? Hanukkah 2019

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Imagine you are living in a time with the long reign of a narcissistic dictator, a rise that meant multiple generations living with tyranny, oppression, fear. Imagine for many years your people have been terrorized and even killed by those … Continue reading →

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Limitless Light: A Hanukkah Reflection

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

The story of Hanukkah – like the story of Christmas – has never felt more necessary or relevant for our times. It is, as many of the stories of the Talmud, not necessarily a story that happened historically exactly as … Continue reading →

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Expect Nothing, and Everything

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

We know how the story of Hanukkah goes. The Jewish people had finally returned to the temple after many years of occupation, humiliation, and near despair. They were celebrating, purifying, remembering and re-claiming – for the Assyrian army had been … Continue reading →

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