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Tevet, MiLashon Tov: A Month of Good
Tevet, MiLashon Tov: A Month of Good
What is the connection between Chanukah and Tevet? Why did they wait until the year after the Chanukah miracle to make it into a holiday? Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh...
Dec 25, 2017
By Ayala Hart
The Unique Halachic Status of Asara B’Tevet
The Unique Halachic Status of Asara B’Tevet
In Zechariah the fast days are not connected to specific days but to specific months. Unlike the other fast days connected to the Churban, were Asara B’Tevet to fall on Shabbos...
Dec 25, 2017
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The First Miracle of the Oil
The First Miracle of the Oil
Why was there a need for the miracle of the oil, if there’s no oil, they simply wouldn’t have lit the menorah!?! What exactly is the miracle of the oil and...
Nov 26, 2017
By Dr. Chana Tannenbaum
Kislev: A Time of Rebirth
Kislev: A Time of Rebirth
What is the Jewish definition of time? In Judaism, events don’t determine time, time determines events. What is the nature of the month of Kislev and how does that relate to...
Nov 26, 2017
By Shprintzee Rappaport
Chanukah: Home Sweet Home
Chanukah: Home Sweet Home
How does “Af Hein Hayu B’Oto HaNes” apply to Chanukah? What does the term “ner ish u’beito” mean and why the emphasis on “bayit”? Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh...
Nov 23, 2017
By Rabbanit Shani Taragin
My Chanukah Miracle Among Indonesian Muslim Fundamentalists
My Chanukah Miracle Among Indonesian Muslim Fundamentalists
How my return to my Jewish roots began in Bali, Indonesia, a Hindu Island in the largest Muslim country in the world. Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
Nov 23, 2017
By Chana Jenny Weisberg

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