An All Expenses Paid Vacation to Alexandria: An Analysis of the translation of the Torah into Greek and the Fast of the tenth of Teves – Presented by Rabbi Steven Weil.
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Thoughts on Chanukah
Thoughts on Chanukah – The latest episode of The Good Vort, presented by Rabbi Yosef Grossman.
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The “Missing Yom Tov” of Chanukah
One of the special laws of the shemitta year is the prohibition of sefichin – grains and vegetables which were not planted in the seventh year but rather grew by themselves as the aftergrowth of the sixth year. For most produce, the prohibition of sefichin extends until Chanukah (Yerushalmi Demai 2:1, Rambam Shemitta 4:6). In [...]
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Parshat Vayeishev and Chanukah 5773 – Rabbi Taub
A shiur on the parsha presented by Rabbi Baruch Taub at the OU Israel Center.
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Chanukah 5773 – Esther Wein
Chanukah Al Hanissim
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Vayeishev and Chanukah 5773: Torah Tidbits Audio
Of wars, cease-fires, and Yaakov Avinu. Torah Tidbits Audio for Parshat Vayeishev and part one of Chanukah
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Two Infamous Medieval Debates
…and the Aftermath of Their Destruction: An analysis of the 41st Kinnah
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Homicide In The Mikdash
The Tragic Consequence of Zechariah’s Murder (Kinos 31 and 34)
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The Death Knell of Israeli Jewry
The Aftermath of the Roman Genocide and the Hadriatic Decrees An Analysis of The 21st Kinah
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