Tag: Chanukah

  • It’s a pleasant torture

    A friend here, Martin, was chatting with me and said his mom was always asking him, “What trouble is you trying to get out of”? It occurred to me, what if she’d asked him, “What are you trying to get into?” Are you trying to get into business? A healthy relationship? School? A nicer community?…

  • Shavua Tov & Happy Chanukah!!! Home soon!

    Shavua Tov and Happy 3rd Night of Chanukah to all who celebrate. To those who celebrate “Hanukkah” or “Hanukah”, there is still time to repent. This Shabbat another guy stepped in to take half the Torah reading, which felt great because I also got news Friday that **my relocation request was approved**, so there will…

  • Chanukah in Prison

    In prison, seeing a flame is rare. Tonight, dozens of them adorned folding tables near the glass front doors of the chapel, colorful wax candles stuck in ubiquitous tin Chanukah Menorahs, lit by Jewish men from Israel, Germany, Latin America, the United States, and Florida. Some men sat and stared at the fire for a…

  • Chanukah Decorations at Glass House

    Rubinstein’s got a tinsel Magen David hanging over the entrance to his cubby, and a “Happy Hanukah” (Well, “Happ_ Hanu_ah”… key letters missing) decoration across his front wall. He’s recruiting others. He asked me earlier, “Do you want Hanukkah decorations?” I thought he was trolling me. Where do you get Chanukah decorations in prison? I…