Hanukkah Night 5, 5776 - Sparks

Text by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen
Photos by Gabi Mezger

A spark of Mystery

burns within every single human being,

and within every part and parcel

of Creation,

and every one of those sparks is different.

All of the sparks are needed

for shleimut --

for total healing,

wholeness,

Oneness.

What is the essence of your spark?

Rabbi Katy Allen is a board certified chaplain and serves as an Eco-Chaplain and the Facilitator of One Earth Collaborative, a program of Open Spirit. She is the founder and rabbi of Ma'yan Tikvah - A Wellspring of Hope, which holds services outdoors all year long. She is the co-founder and President pro-tem of the Boston-based Jewish Climate Action Network, and a hospice chaplain. She received her ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in 2005. 

Gabi Mezger photographs wherever she goes.