The Miraculous and the Mundane: A UU Appreciation of Hanukkah
This recorded sermon is an appreciation of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah from Rev. Lara’s UU perspective. She considers the difference between what is a miracle, and what is mundane.
Speaker: Rev. Lara Hoke
The Rev. Lara Hoke is a life-long Unitarian Universalist and was ordained to UU ministry in 2008 and has served the First Church Unitarian in Littleton MA since 2018. Before becoming a parish minister, Lara was a chaplain and was Program Director for Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light, helping congregations to become more energy efficient and to consider renewable energy options.
She is particularly interested in issues of environmental justice; economic justice; anti-racism; and LGBTQ+ equality. Lara is also committed to animal welfare.
Lara is a Navy veteran and lives in Lowell with her wife, Emily, and their terrier mix, Digory.