A Month of Light
Written By Patricia Bootsma Published on: 12/01/2025
December is a month of light! This month, we celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas, both of which are times of miracles and light! This year, Hanukkah will be celebrated from sundown on December 14 until sundown on December 22. During these days, we remember the Maccabees’ improbable victory over the Greek Seleucid empire that led to the rededication of the Temple and the miraculous lighting of the Temple menorah for eight days, even though there was only enough oil for one. On Christmas, which takes place every year on December 25, we celebrate the miraculous nativity of Jesus (Yeshua) in a manger in Bethlehem– the birth of the Light of the World (John 8:12).
