The poignant single candle lighting up your window on the first night of Chanukah holds the key to solving the pain of existential loneliness. The solitary candle is an expression of the Jewish Law that states that one candle on each night fulfills the mitzvah for the entire household. Of course, in practice we follow the view of Hillel whereby we add one candle every night to bring the majesty of eight candles filling our windows—and our souls, on the eighth night. However, the basic law is that only one candle per night is required. How can one lonely candle be sufficient? Continue reading “Alone Against the World – Chanukah’s Antidote to Loneliness”
