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THE BRIGHTLY LIT STREET
This is an on-line read aloud story.
Aliza’s street is the brightest in town, because everyone puts up holiday lights in December, except for one neighbor who lives alone. One night, Aliza sees that there is a candle burning in this man’s house. She thinks that he has finally gotten into the holiday spirit, but it turns out that the light is coming from a yahrzeit memorial candle. Aliza gathers her friends to learn more about the candle and the man. In the end, with that candle burning, and everyone else’s holiday lights, Aliza’s street indeed becomes the brightest street in town. The intentionally subtle backdrop for this story is Aliza’s intermarried family.
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