for Chanukah
i
The nation of Amalek comes to attack.
Moses goes up to the hilltop, carrying his staff.
Aaron and Hur go up with him.
Moses lifts his hands up.
And as Moses would lift up his hand,
the people would succeed in battle.
But Moses’ hands grew heavy.
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So Aaron and Hur helped Moses’ hands—
one holding from here
and one from here,
and Moses’ hands, holding the staff,
stayed steadfast until the sun set.
ii
Aaron’s two hands from here,
and Hur’s two hands from here,
and Moses’ two hands between them,
and Moses’ staff,
all steadfast:
it is like the Menorah,
the seven-branched Candelabra in the Temple:
three branches of the Menorah from one side
and three from its second side,
and the seventh pole at the center,
all seven lit continually,
for all generations.
iii
It is the source of our light,
our strength:
Many uniting together,
sharing together for the long work.
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Shabbat Shalom and Chag Urim Sameach,
Abe
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Exodus 16:8-12; ; 25:32; 27:20-21
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Note: Aaron and Hur holding with two hands is my presumption; the text only says they “helped Moses’ hands.” Also, the text does not say that Moses held his staff on the hill; only that he went up the hill holding his staff.