Chanukah: The Ascent of Alexander the Great and the...
What does it mean when we say in Maoz Tzur that “בני בינה” (men of understanding) were the ones who established the holiday of Chanukah? What is the connection between Yavan...
The Fifth Ner of Chanukah: The Greatest Light of...
The connection between the fifth night of Chanukah, the number five, and the attribute of gratitude based on a drasha from Rav Yosef Engel. Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
What Holds Reality Together
Understanding why the Greeks hated Bris Milah and the special significance of “Zos Chanukah”. The concept of eight is intrinsic to milah and milah typefies the number eight. Why does the...
Finding Your Inner Hero
The Director of OU’s Women’s Initiatives talks about how heroes are integral to the Chanukah story – and heroines are too! Presented at the Young Israel of Woodmere, December 6, 2017
One Coin—Two Sides
When we check the weekly sedrah reading for Shabbas Chanukah (ie the narrative of the sale of Yosef, in the weekly Parshios of Vayeishev, Mikeitz or Vayigash) looking for some prophetic...
Chanukah Sugyos
Kavsah Ein Zakuk Lah – If the Chanukah Candles Go Out There is a machlokes in the Gemara (Shabbos 21a-b) if one is obligated to relight the Chanukah candles in the...
The Conspicuous Omission of the Mishna Berura Speaks Volumes...
The Mishna Berura quotes the Rambam’s historical introduction to the laws of Chanukah but leaves out that they made a king from among the Kohanim. Why? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Shabbos and Beis HaMikdash – Point Center
Understanding why the Greeks hated these ideas: The Greeks were against the idea of “yeish mei’ayin”, that the world was created from nothing because it implies that God alone is the...
Chanukah and the Five Fingers: The Ben Ish Chai...
The 24 days of Kislev correspond to the 24 letters of ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד. The 25th corresponds to The Pasuk of Shema which contains 25 letters. What is...
Final Flames
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein We tend to think of our holidays as commemorating events in our history, but our Sages tell us that the Torah...
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