Making a Miracle Great: Rabbi Soloveitchik on the Miracle...
Nes gadol hayah sham, “A great miracle happened there.” These beloved words are symbolized by the four initials nun (נ) gimmel ( ג), heh ( ה), shin ( ש), which appear on the...
The Verdict of History
During the second Temple when the Hellenists ruled, they made decrees against Israel and suppressed their religion. They did not allow them to study Torah and perform the mitzvot. They seized...
Shedding Light on Chanukah: A Practical Guide
What is Chanukah? During the period of the second temple, the Syrian-Greek kingdom issued decrees against the Jews observing the Torah and following the commandments in an attempt to cause them...
Why Hanukkah is the Perfect Festival for Religious Freedom
Hanukkah is the festival on which Jews celebrate their victory in the fight for religious freedom more than two thousand years ago. Tragically that fight is no less important today, and...
Redemption, The Ultimate Miracle: A Dreidel Story
My dreidels delight me. They delight me because of their colors and shapes; they delight me because of all that they represent and they delight me because guests in our home...
Halacha L’Maaseh on Chanuka
Introduction to Chanuka Chanuka commemorates the miracle of God’s saving the Jews during the time of the Greek empire. The Greeks wanted to destroy Judaism and Jewish practices and have the...
Your Best Chanukah Lighting: Eight Tips
There are precious moments in our lives that we all wish to make memorable and lasting. Lighting the menorah is one of those special moments. Many of us simply light the...
Rav Soloveitchik: Hilchos Chanukah – Part 2
A shiur from Rav Soloveichik on the halachot (laws) of chanukah as presented in the Gemara in Masechet Shabbat and in the Rambam’s Mishna Torah. Delivered in December 1970. For Part 1...
Rav Soloveitchik: Hilchos Chanukah – Part 1
A shiur from Rav Soloveichik on the halachot (laws) of chanukah as presented in the Gemara in Masechet Shabbat and in the Rambam’s Mishna Torah. Delivered in December 1970. For Part 2 click...
Hilchot U’Minhagei Chanukah
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Chanukah. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyot, Shulchan Aruch and Rama, Nosei...
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