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The Light We Keep: How Meaning Endures

The Light We Keep: How Meaning Endures

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 Episode three examines how Hanukkah has transformed across history while remaining recognizably itself. Mira traces how the holiday's significance has shifted from celebrating military victory to commemorating spiritual resilience, from a minor diaspora observance to a major cultural marker in American Jewish life. The episode explores modern adaptations including interfaith families, LGBTQ Jews creating inclusive traditions, and contemporary interpretations that range from social justice themes to space station celebrations. Mira argues that traditions endure not by remaining frozen but by bending to meet the needs of living people, showing how each generation chooses what to keep, what to adapt, and what to create anew. The episode concludes with a meditation on why Hanukkah continues to matter: not because history demands it, but because people keep choosing the light, finding in this ancient practice something essential about resilience, identity, and the human capacity to create brightness in dark times.

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