The Two Dreams of Hanukkah
The story of Chanukah is typical of all our confrontations in the Galut, the Diaspora. In aristocracy, each family has a coat of arms, an emblem. What was the emblem of...
Miracles and Dreidles
WHAT A MODEST, SPINNING TOP CAN TEACH US ABOUT MIRACLES We live in an age of miracles and wonder. Does that sound like a ridiculous statement to you – to characterize...
Chanukah Cupcake “Menorah”
I think this Cupcake “Menorah” (not to replace the real one!) is such a cute and easy idea. You can start with any boxed cake mix recipe and use ready-made frosting...
Sleepless Sermon: The Message of Chanukah (5769)
Rav Moshe Feinstein writes that the message of Chanukah is that brute force and finances should not dictate our actions in the world, rather the purity of the spirit, symbolized by the...
The Mother of Children is Joyous
The story of Chana and her seven sons is well known. But what is less known is what it says about Chanukah, the Oral Torah, and in particular, the timeless Oral...
Rav Hutner on Chanukah
The profound thoughts of Rav Hutner Zt”l on Chanukah. Sometimes by “breaking” the Torah, we fulfill the Torah. The forgetting of Torah itself caused new Torah, the back and forth, to be...
Rabbi Weinreb on Chanukah: He Who Praises, Prays!
Hallel doesn’t just mean praise, but also to glow since the person glows and it inspires them to even greater things. We try to accomplish this through the medium of Hallel.
Chanukah: One Small Step
Why do we celebrate 8 days if the miracle was for 7 days only? Why do we say full Hallel on Chanukah? An answer from the Kometz Mincha. Chanukah: One Small...
Chanukah: An Exile At Home
The period of Greek rule is called an exile by Chazal but we were still living in Israel at the time. How, then, was it considered an exile? Meeting the challenge...
Where Can I Find the Story of Chanukah?
All the holidays are mentioned in Tanach and have their own Masechet in the Gemara, except Chanukah. Why is Chanukah barely mentioned in the Mishna/Gemara? Chanukah: Where Can I Find the...
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