Rosh Hodesh Kislev

Kislev is the month for despair.

The sun fades away

And we get depressed.

We forget that the light will return.

We dwell in darkness

We lose faith in change.

Kislev is the month for re-inventing courage.

At the worst possible moment, the day gets longer

And we have parties.

We imitate the sun with bright lights.

We eat a lot of sugar

And we make plans for the future.

Blessed holy One-ness,

Giving us the month of Kislev

In which to lose hope and find it again,
So clever.

Amen.