Light the second candle

A fun game played at Chanukah is called Dreidel.  The dreidel is like a spinning top, but 4 sided.  On each of the four sides are the Hebrew letters Nune, Gimel, Shin, and Hay.  The letters stand for "Nes Gadol Hayah Sham - A great miracle happened there."  An interesting side note, dreidels that are in Israel say "A great miracle happened here."  Each player puts the same amount of something - we like to use M&M's - in the "pot".  Each player spins the dreidel.  The side the dreidel falls on determines what you get out of the pot. 
   Hay.....you get half the pot
   Gimel...you get all the pot
   Nune....you get nothing
   Shin......you must put one in the pot
Whoever has the most at the end wins!!!  When dreidel is played with real money, it is customary to give the winnings to charity since Rabbis are opposed to gambling games.

And so we light the second candle...

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Ps 119:105)

The entrance of your words give light; it gives understanding to the simple (Ps 119:130)

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life

(Prov 6:23)

The nature of God's word is light, pointing to the ONE who would take our sins away and bring us into relationship with HIMSELF!!!  Thank You Father, for your LIGHT!