Earth #496a: Chanukah Starts With 8 Candles

There's a famous disagreement between the schools of Hillel and Shammai about how to light Chanukah candles. Beit Hillel says to start with one and increase each night, and that's how we do it. In our world.

In this special Chanukah edition of Parallel Judaism we hear from a version of music ritual leader, Naomi Less from a world where Chanukah candles are lit in accordance with the opinion of Beit Shammai - starting with eight and decreasing each night.

Source:

https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.21b.5

About our guest:

Naomi Less is a Brooklyn-based, internationally celebrated singer/songwriter, ritualist and educator. Beloved for her warm smile and inviting presence, communities celebrate her imagination and innovation, tenderness and pizzazz!  Her original music is sung in worship communities worldwide.  Naomi serves as Co-Founder, Ritual Leader and Associate Director of Lab/Shul, and is involved in the Jewish musical community through Rising Song Institute and Songleader Boot Camp. She amplifies the voices of women on her Jewish Women Rock show on Jewish Rock Radio. Naomi advocates for people struggling with fertility journeys as a performance artist and speaker for Uprooted: A Jewish Response to Fertility Challenges.

You can find Naomi on instagram at @naomiless1 and her music anywhere you stream.