The Lomdus of the Shamash: Ramifications of the Machlokes...
The Gemara says that one must light an extra candle so as not to benefit from the Chanukah candles. Why does the Mechaber say that it’s only a minhag?? Shiur provided...
The Message of Chanukah
The real celebration of Chanukah is the re-dedication of the Mikdash, the miracle of the oil was a secondary miracle that made the Jews realize that the victory over the Greeks...
Chanukah: The Imponderable of Rav Yehoshua M’Kutna
The gemara requires one to sell his garment in order to afford ner chanukah, but the gemara also says if you only have enough money for ner chanukah or ner shabbos,...
Malchut Chashmonaim in Halacha and Hashkafa
How do we view a kingship, its purpose, and its goals? Why does the Gemara focus on the miracle of the oil while we focus on the military victory in davening...
The Magic of the Number 8: Chanukah in the...
7 represents the natural world, 8 represents that which is above nature. Nature is what separates us from God. Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Ner Chanukah – Lighting up the Legs and the...
Chazal formulated the time until which the candles must be lit as when there are no more “legs” in the marketplace? Why the leg, why the marketplace?
Miracles: They Spin and Spin All Around
For me, dreidels are personal. In years gone by, I have been a rabbi, a teacher, a principal, a rebbi, I have been a lecturer, a communicator. I have been so...
Chanukah – The Power Given to Man
“The main reason for the decree against the Jewish people was because the Kohanim became lazy in their service.” – Bach, Tur Shulchan Aruch 670 Almost every yom tov has a...
Chanukah: Is One Required to Begin Learning the Halachos...
There is a mitzvah to learn about each holiday beginning 30 days before the holiday. There is also a mitzvah to learn the laws of a Yom Tov on the holiday...
Background and Laws of Chanukah
There is a Biblical obligation to celebrate when a Beit HaMikdash is dedicated. When we celebrate Chanukah it is in anticipation of the third Beit HaMikdash. The institution of the mitzvah...
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