Eight Lights Quotes

“The real miracle therefore was their resolute, logic-defying bitachon. Only because they looked for it, did they find the pure oil. Also because of their trust and positive thinking, one night’s worth of oil lasted a full eight nights—the entire time that they needed it to last while re-dedicating the temple. Through their miraculous bitachon, they were able to light up the deepest darkness.”
― DovBer Pinson, Eight Lights: 8 Meditations for Chanukah

“The Chanukah story and symbolism of 'kindling lights within darkness' is spiritually rooted within the context of the season in which it occurs.”
― DovBer Pinson, Eight Lights: 8 Meditations for Chanukah

“The best way to describe time, therefore, is not as cyclical or linear, but rather as a spiral. it is both cycling and simultaneously progressing forward or evolving upward.”
― DovBer Pinson, Eight Lights: 8 Meditations for Chanukah

“Chanukah is one of the best known and perhaps most celebrated holidays of the year. it is a festive, family-oriented holiday that comes in an appropriate season: when the days have become the shortest and the desire to connect with family and friends is greatest.”
― DovBer Pinson, Eight Lights: 8 Meditations for Chanukah