Winter Lights: Rabbi Amy Small
“Those lights remind us that it will get light again. ”
It sure is dark out there. And during this season of long nights and short, short days, VFC staff have connected with Vermonters from a variety of backgrounds to explore how people share light—both literally and metaphorically—during the darkest time of the year.
Rabbi Amy Small is the Senior Rabbi at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, a congregation in Burlington that was founded in 1885. We reached out to Rabbi Amy over Zoom to hear how her congregation is celebrating the Festival of Lights this year.
The tiki-torch menorah at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue:
This seasonal segment is part of the Vermont Folklife Center’s Listening in Place project, a program that fosters connections between Vermonters throughout the pandemic and beyond. Click below to learn more about Listening in Place and tell us how you are sharing light this season: