Podcasts religion Israel in Translation On Hanukkah, kindle a small pillar of fire

On Hanukkah, kindle a small pillar of fire

Published: Dec. 17, 2014, 1:53 p.m.

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Last night in Israel we celebrated the first night of Hanukkah: The festival of lights, or the festival of the dedication of the temple.

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From dreidels to doughnuts, host Marcela Sulak takes us through the holiday\'s customs and traditions, and then lets historian\\xa0Titus Flavius Josephus,\\xa0born Yosef ben Matityahu, tell the story in his own words.

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In Hanukkah\'s\\xa0spirit of \'light,\' Marcela reads a poem by Admiel Kosman, \'A Small Pillar of Fire,\' translated specifically for this podcast by Lisa Katz.

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Texts:

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Antiquities of the Jews\\xa0by Flavius Josephus. Loeb Classical Library (Harvard Press).

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\\u201cPillar of Fire\\u201d by Admiel Kosman, translated by Lisa Katz. From \\u05d4\\u05d2\\u05e2\\u05e0\\u05d5 \\u05dc\\u05d0\\u05dc\\u05d5\\u05d4\\u05d9\\u05dd, Kibbutz Hameuchad, 1998.

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Traditional Hanukkah songs used in the show:

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Sevivon, Sov, Sov, Sov
Kad Katan
HaNerot Halalu
Banu\\xa0Khoshech\\xa0Legaresh

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