Parshat Vayeishev and Chanukah 5773: Rabbi Baruch Taub
Why didn’t Hashem let Yaakov live in tranquility – what was wrong with Yaakov’s request? Why was the baker hanged – his crime wasn’t as bad as that of the butler? If...
Chanukah 5773: Al HaNisim – Esther Wein
What is the Al HaNisim for Chanukah trying to convey? What is the real fundamental disagreement between the Greek way of life and the Torah way of life?
Vayeishev and Chanukah 5773: Torah Tidbits Audio
Of wars, cease-fires, and Yaakov Avinu. The significance of Rosh Chodesh occurring during Chanukah plus a discussion of Maoz Tzur and Al Hanissim. Torah Tidbits Audio for Parshat Vayeishev and part one...
The Lesson of Chanukah
Rav Aharon Kotler points out that Chanukah is the only purely spiritual holiday: we celebrate by lighting the menorah and by praising & thanking God for the miracles he did (hallel v’hoda’ah).
Benefit from Chanuka Light
Two of the best-known candle-lighting customs are the Chanuka lights and the candle by which we search for chametz on Pesach eve. On the face of it these two mitzvot could...
The Theme and Message of Chanukah
During the Second Temple period when the Hellenist kings ruled, they made decrees against Israel and suppressed their religion. They did not permit them to study Torah and perform mitzvot. They...
Chanukah 5772: Pharaoh’s Dreams & Chanukah
Fatalism and Freedom: Pharaoh’s Chanukah Dreams: Pharaoh’s dreams, through a long chain of events, led to a great revelation of a single God who controls nature. This concept is the antithesis of...
Shabbat Chanukah 5772: Torah Tidbits Audio
Some people can see the forest without seeing the individual trees; some people can only see the reverse. Both the details & the big picture are important.
Haftorahman: Haftarah for Shabbat Chanukah 2
In the Haftarah for the second Shabbat Chanukah, Shlomo prepares to dedicate the Beit HaMikdash. Hundreds of years later, the Jews did the same on the first Chanukah. Haftorahman brings you...
Haftorahman: Haftarah for Shabbat Chanukah 1
The Haftarah for Shabbat Chanukah is from Zechariah. The haftarah shows that success isn’t determined by might, but by God. A fitting message for Chanukah when we celebrate that the few defeated...
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