Shiur on Al HaNisim & Hoda’ah
Some of the older texts of al hanissim contain a request from Hashem to perform more miracles for us. Isn’t it inappropriate to make requests for more while in the middle...
Musical Origins of Maoz Tzur
A study of the liturgical and musical origin, the influence and practical usage of the popular MAOZ TZUR melody. This lecture is presented by Cantor Bernard Beer, director, Philip and Sarah...
Put a Little Light in Your Life
Free Download! of this classic Phillip Namanworth Chanukah song. These lights illuminate and reveal, they take us deeper. These are the Chanukah lights. Put a little light in your life.
Chanukah: A Model for Overcoming Adversity
Why do we celebrate Chanukah as a miracle done on our behalf? Wasn’t Hashem simply standing up for Himself from Hellenists who were determined to destroy Him and Judaism?
Chanukah: The Dispute Between Beit Hillel & Beit Shammai
The basic mitzvah of Chanukah is to celebrate “the miracle that happened then,” by lighting the Chanukia for eight days. Interestingly enough, though, there is a dispute in the Talmud between Beit...
Hillel and Shammai – Two Opinions
The “machloket,” or disagreement, between Hillel and Shammai and their respective Academies, Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai, in the matter of the lighting of the Chanukah Menorah, turns on a fundamental...
Jewish Candles: The Power of Discernment
Candles highlight the performance of four important religious observances. The Mishnah in Pesachim instructs that “on the night of the fourteenth of Nisan we search for chametz by the light of...
Chanukah: Seeing the Light
There is an unusual law in the observance of Chanukah which is unique among mitzvos. The Shulchan Aruch rules that one who doesn’t have the opportunity to kindle Chanukah lights or...
Golden Menorah
The Golden Menorah in the Beit HaMikdash represents the wisdom of Torah. The miracle of Chanukah is the miracle of the Jewish victory over the Greeks’ attempt to force the Jewish...
Lasting Lights
Chanukah is a victory celebration. The emphasis is not on the struggle against tyranny, the land liberated, “religious freedom” or the military victory against overwhelming odds; it is the celebration of...
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