One Who Forgot to Make the Bracha Until the...
What if someone forgot to make the bracha until he/she lit the first candle (and fulfilled the main part of the mitzvah)? Can you make a bracha on hiddur mitzvah? If...
The Inspirational Essence of Chanukah
Chanukah provides us with a unique opportunity to make positive changes in our lives and to come closer to Hashem. There are numerous messages of inspiration that we can and should...
Chanukah: God Fights Our Wars
The Miracle of the Oil Why do we celebrate Chanukah? “When the Yivanim entered the Bais HaMikdash, they defiled all the oil set aside for lighting the Menorah. When the Chashmonoim...
The Menorah Reveals the Hidden Light of Creation
The Gemara says that the last miracle that can be recorded in Tanach is Purim. Why is Chanukah not eligible to be included in Tanach? Why doesn’t the Mishna directly mention...
The Kohen Quality in Every Jew: Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook...
In only a few short lines the Talmud tells the remarkable story of Chanukah. We know it well: A single jug of oil with the seal of the Kohen Gadol, the...
Topics of the Day: Chanukah
Practical halacha video clips by Rabbi Moshe Elefant for Chanukah: Why Do We Give Gelt on Chanukah? Which Comes First? Havdala or Menorah Lighting Candle Lighting When You’re a Chanukah...
Maalin B’Kodesh v’Ein Moridin
Insights into lighting the Chanukah menorah according to the practices of Beis Hillel and Beis Shammai. The relationship between Chanukah and Succos.
The Essence of Chanukah
Unlike, the threat of Haman, the threat of Yavan wasn’t generated by what they wanted to do but what they were. Even before they did anything they were a threat. What...
How the Record of the Torah Creates the Reality...
Why does the Gemara only ask about allusions to Mordechai, Esther, and Haman in the Torah and not to the heroes of Chanukah? Why is Purim, not Chanukah, the last recorded...
Chanukah: The Spark Within
What is the secret to attaining greatness? Why is the flood called מי נח, indicating Noach is partially to blame? Noach didn’t take action because he didn’t believe he had the...
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