hero's

Hero’s often times never know how their actions impact those around them. Few women or men start out with the capital H emblazoned on the their chest and most never end up with a cape or for that matter tight fitting leotards. Hero’s often time take action because making change, separating the right from the wrong, finding justice is all that makes sense. Miracles seem magical but quite simply when you combine equality with fair then mix in reason with purpose finally shaking them well with intent wham bam you have something special.

Tonight is the first night of Hanukah and ever since I was a youth I remember lighting our Menorah and listening to the tales of the Maccabies the tribe of Jewish men who fought injustice, persecution and against most odds prevailed. Freedom it seemed has no caveats, you either live it or not and if not you fought as hard as it took to maintain it and then flourish in it;  never take it for granted. Hero’s see cause understand effect and try very hard to take actions to make the necessary change when fair is unbalanced and equality very biased.

Tonight is the start of a festival of lights an eight day celebration of either divine intervention or the insight of men and women who wanted to make a difference. Tonight is a festival encouraging family and friends to share in their hopes and dreams to never ever permit those particular flames to extinguish. Tonight is the beginning of a festival that speaks loudly of heroes; the people of the past but most importantly those who in our every day lives making a difference via defiance and with plenty of deference. 

Tonight with the company of my family I will light the candles, say a few prayers and recall the hero’s in my life who have made a difference, the men and women whose heart followed their soul whose hands took action from their heads. Chag Urim Sameach, Happy Holiday of the Lights!