We are delighted to share that Miknaf Ha’aretz are stocking Chanukah candles this year!
These are traditionally hand-dipped, pure beeswax candles made in Devon, England. Each box will come with 44 candles, (enough for every night of Chanukah) and a blessing card to use when lighting them.
In wild time, Chanukah comes at the dark of the moon closest to the solstice and ends with the new moon, symbolizing the slow return to light after the darkened days leading up to the winter solstice. Chanukah is also connected to the ancient farming cycle of our ancestors, arriving at the conclusion of the olive harvest and oil processing.
As ecological diasporists, choosing to use local, ethically produced beeswax for our Chanukah candles is an act of hereness, of cultivating light in darker times from the wild beings we inhabit this earth with. The bees have carried the medicine of the flowers and plants in their bodies and created this powerful substance as part of their home. Chanukah is also a time of honouring the radical struggles at our back and reminding ourselves that we can win. Whilst the festival & story of Chanukah has been increasingly co-opted by violent nationalism, as we kindle these candles, we can imagine and nurture a kinder, more reciprocal and gentle way of being with each other and our earth and summon our collective power for winning the freedom struggles of today!
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Stock will be limited so order early to avoid disappointment!
Order by 1st December latest to have the candles arrive in time for Chanukah.
Shipping to the UK only.
Price is £30 plus £5 for postage (you can also collect in Totnes, Devon).
A portion of proceeds will go to the campaign to save Hakoritna Farm, in Tulkarem, Palestine. Hakoritna is a groundbreaking organic farm in the Northern West Bank, instrumental in supporting the organic farming movement in Palestine. Sara was very honoured to spend some time learning there alongside Palestinian agricultural students in 2014, a site that inspired and mobilised Palestinian farmers and new entrants in organic methods. The farm has suffered from land theft and pollution from the encroachment of the Seperation Wall and an illegal Israeli chemical plant. The farm has recently been almost totally destroyed by the Israeli military. The Taneeb family are fundraising for what would support them to partially rehabilitate their 3 acre farm. This includes rebuilding their grow tunnels, fixing irrigation systems, replanting fruit trees and replacing the tools destroyed by the Israeli military in these last months. “Hakoritna is more than just a farm - it is a beacon of hope, culture and connection to land and its targeted erasure is a direct attack on Palestinian Food Sovereignty.”
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More Details
We are delighted to be teaming up with local Devon candle-maker Devin Steer of Beeswax Alchemy to have these Chanukah candles made. The beeswax comes from the chandlers own apiaries or apiaries from local West Country beekeepers. Because the colour of the beeswax is determined by flowers and trees on which the bees are foraging the colour of the wax will vary between batches of candles. Each candle is handmade, using an ancient hand-dipping technique so you can expect to get a slight variation in size, although we try to ensure that each candle measures 13cms in height and 6mm in width at the base. Beeswax candles are known especially for their clean burning, with no soot or smoke, and especially helpful with those that suffer from allergies or asthma often associated with other types of candles.
Candles should fit in a standard Chanukiah.
Burn time is around 1 hr.
Never leave a burning candle unattended.
The candles are made in pairs so you will need to burn or cut the wicks to separate the candles. Keep your wick no longer than 5mm.
Note, that beeswax burns hotter than many candle waxes so leave the candles uncovered, e.g. do not put them in a lantern/covered Chanukiah.
We are delighted to share that Miknaf Ha’aretz are stocking Chanukah candles this year!
These are traditionally hand-dipped, pure beeswax candles made in Devon, England. Each box will come with 44 candles, (enough for every night of Chanukah) and a blessing card to use when lighting them.
In wild time, Chanukah comes at the dark of the moon closest to the solstice and ends with the new moon, symbolizing the slow return to light after the darkened days leading up to the winter solstice. Chanukah is also connected to the ancient farming cycle of our ancestors, arriving at the conclusion of the olive harvest and oil processing.
As ecological diasporists, choosing to use local, ethically produced beeswax for our Chanukah candles is an act of hereness, of cultivating light in darker times from the wild beings we inhabit this earth with. The bees have carried the medicine of the flowers and plants in their bodies and created this powerful substance as part of their home. Chanukah is also a time of honouring the radical struggles at our back and reminding ourselves that we can win. Whilst the festival & story of Chanukah has been increasingly co-opted by violent nationalism, as we kindle these candles, we can imagine and nurture a kinder, more reciprocal and gentle way of being with each other and our earth and summon our collective power for winning the freedom struggles of today!
***
Stock will be limited so order early to avoid disappointment!
Order by 1st December latest to have the candles arrive in time for Chanukah.
Shipping to the UK only.
Price is £30 plus £5 for postage (you can also collect in Totnes, Devon).
A portion of proceeds will go to the campaign to save Hakoritna Farm, in Tulkarem, Palestine. Hakoritna is a groundbreaking organic farm in the Northern West Bank, instrumental in supporting the organic farming movement in Palestine. Sara was very honoured to spend some time learning there alongside Palestinian agricultural students in 2014, a site that inspired and mobilised Palestinian farmers and new entrants in organic methods. The farm has suffered from land theft and pollution from the encroachment of the Seperation Wall and an illegal Israeli chemical plant. The farm has recently been almost totally destroyed by the Israeli military. The Taneeb family are fundraising for what would support them to partially rehabilitate their 3 acre farm. This includes rebuilding their grow tunnels, fixing irrigation systems, replanting fruit trees and replacing the tools destroyed by the Israeli military in these last months. “Hakoritna is more than just a farm - it is a beacon of hope, culture and connection to land and its targeted erasure is a direct attack on Palestinian Food Sovereignty.”
***
More Details
We are delighted to be teaming up with local Devon candle-maker Devin Steer of Beeswax Alchemy to have these Chanukah candles made. The beeswax comes from the chandlers own apiaries or apiaries from local West Country beekeepers. Because the colour of the beeswax is determined by flowers and trees on which the bees are foraging the colour of the wax will vary between batches of candles. Each candle is handmade, using an ancient hand-dipping technique so you can expect to get a slight variation in size, although we try to ensure that each candle measures 13cms in height and 6mm in width at the base. Beeswax candles are known especially for their clean burning, with no soot or smoke, and especially helpful with those that suffer from allergies or asthma often associated with other types of candles.
Candles should fit in a standard Chanukiah.
Burn time is around 1 hr.
Never leave a burning candle unattended.
The candles are made in pairs so you will need to burn or cut the wicks to separate the candles. Keep your wick no longer than 5mm.
Note, that beeswax burns hotter than many candle waxes so leave the candles uncovered, e.g. do not put them in a lantern/covered Chanukiah.
