What happens when your light feels insignificant next to God's? Join us to explore a powerful Hanukkah midrash (parable) about a king, a friend, and the surprising way our seemingly "mundane" efforts become essential to divine connection.

Rabbi Elie Lehmann is the Director of Hadar Boston. Previously, he served as Campus Rabbi and University Chaplain at Boston University Hillel. Elie studied for two years as a Hadar Fellow before receiving his rabbinic ordination from Hebrew College in Boston. While pursuing his studies, Elie was honored to be a Wexner Graduate Fellow and served as rabbinic intern at Temple Reyim and Tufts University Hillel, and chaplain intern at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Additionally, he was the Inaugural Director of Kulanu’s Global Teaching Fellows, with whom he taught and built curricula for Jewish communities in Kenya, Ghana, India and beyond. Elie has dual B.A.'s from Columbia University and The Jewish Theological Seminary. Currently, Elie lives in Newton, MA with his wife, Anya, and their sons, Razi, Shalev, and Ziv.