This video seems quite appropriate for the last few weeks: “light a candle for peace.” Enjoy the delicious 80s-ness of it.
I don’t know how I discovered the song Light One Candle by Peter, Paul, and Mary, but I like it. And I listen to it every Chanukah. Maybe you’ll like it too!
And since you’re probably wondering, only one member of the band was Jewish: Peter Yarrow.
Sidebar: don’t google the band if you were born too late for them, like me. It’s pretty awful. Peter Yarrow was apparently a convicted sex offender, and there were a lot of links celebrating the death of “n-word lover” Mary Travers because of the group’s famous support for the Civil Rights Movement. I’m just going to listen to this song a few times, imagine a better world, and get back to living in an imperfect world.
Chag sameach!
The lyrics to this song are in the Chanukah part of the Songs and Hymns section of the Reform movement's siddur, Mishkan T'filah.
Do'nt let the wick hide the light !