Tzvi’s story invites us to look backward before moving forward.
As the Hanukkah prayer reads: “... in those days, in our time…”.
This week’s Giving Challenge:
Revisit a kind of giving you used to do.
Maybe it was a cause you supported before life got busy.
Maybe it was a person you once showed up for consistently.
Maybe it was a role you played that mattered more than you realized.
Or maybe it was a holiday gift that no longer seems to rank at the top of the list.
Ask yourself:
Why did this giving matter to me then?
Does the need still exist?
What would it look like to return to that giving, even in a small way?
You don’t need to restart everything. You just need to reconnect.
Giving doesn’t always mean finding something new. Sometimes it means remembering what has always mattered to you, and choosing not to leave it behind.
As we celebrate the eighth candle of Hanukkah, a season defined by light added gradually one night after the next, this challenge may be simpler than ever.