Facetime for Hanukkah
by Karen Loeb
First night
The menorah
peacock-shaped
The candles
red and blue
The iPhone
propped against a vase
The daughter
178 miles to the southeast
The mother
lighting the blue shamash—
helper candle
The father
snapping the picture
The daughter
in the upper right corner of the frame
The mother
lighting the red candle with the shamash
The family chanting
Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech ha-olam…
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