<p><span style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;">Baltimore, Md – Nov. 23,&nbsp; <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" _mce_style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Although this time of year corresponds with the frigid winter,</span></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" _mce_style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> it is not a period of morbidity and despair, rather of hope and positivity. This</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" _mce_style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> is borne out by a deeper study of the mazal (zodiac sign) of Kislev: keshes (a</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" _mce_style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> rainbow). The hues of the rainbow’s light, coupled with the neiros Chanukah,</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" "pingfang="" sc",="" "hiragino="" sans="" gb",="" "microsoft="" yahei",="" "helvetica="" neue",="" helvetica,="" arial,="" sans-serif,="" "apple="" color="" emoji",="" "segoe="" ui="" symbol";="" font-size:="" 16px;="" font-style:="" normal;="" font-variant-ligatures:="" font-variant-caps:="" font-weight:="" 400;="" letter-spacing:="" orphans:="" 2;="" text-align:="" start;="" text-indent:="" 0px;="" text-transform:="" none;="" white-space:="" widows:="" word-spacing:="" background-color:="" #ffffff;="" text-decoration-thickness:="" initial;="" text-decoration-style:="" text-decoration-color:="" display:="" inline="" !important;="" float:="" none;"=""><span style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;"> iconize the radiant spiritual opportunity of this period of the year. </span></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" "pingfang="" sc",="" "hiragino="" sans="" gb",="" "microsoft="" yahei",="" "helvetica="" neue",="" helvetica,="" arial,="" sans-serif,="" "apple="" color="" emoji",="" "segoe="" ui="" symbol";="" font-size:="" 16px;="" font-style:="" normal;="" font-variant-ligatures:="" font-variant-caps:="" font-weight:="" 400;="" letter-spacing:="" orphans:="" 2;="" text-align:="" start;="" text-indent:="" 0px;="" text-transform:="" none;="" white-space:="" widows:="" word-spacing:="" background-color:="" #ffffff;="" text-decoration-thickness:="" initial;="" text-decoration-style:="" text-decoration-color:="" display:="" inline="" !important;="" float:="" none;"=""><span style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://jewishpodcasts.fm/rabbiyonahsklare" _mce_href="https://jewishpodcasts.fm/rabbiyonahsklare">Click here</a> to listen<br></span></span></p>