During this season of Hanukkah, when Jewish people traditionally celebrate the miracle of light that penetrates the cruelty of oppression, gather with Rabbi Tirzah Firestone and her dear friend Mirabai Starr to light candles and pray together. Together, they will share their heartbreak over the situation in Israel and Gaza, explore the moral dilemmas of this moment, and reaffirm the power of the heart to shift the global conversation from one of polarization to one that roots us in our common humanity. 

Together we will ask:

In the midst of so much bloodshed, and so many innocent lives being lost, what might the Divine Mother say about all of this?

What can we do, thousands of miles from the actual violence, to help shift the trajectory toward peace and away from helplessness?

How can we go beyond charged polemics and keep re-finding our steady moral compass so that we can put out more light than heat in the world?

If you are staggering under the weight of global grief, plagued by outrage, fear, shame, or clouded by confusion, please take a seat beside us on the fifth night of Hanukkah as we light the candles, connect with our inner knowing, pray like we've never prayed before, listen to Her voice within, and explore the most challenging and life-giving truths we can about justice and injustice, dismantling false narratives and reimagining a new way forward.  Seed the light with us.