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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...

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...

The Torah reading for Zot Chanukah has 50 verses; why couldn’t Moshe understand the menorah? The gematria of chanukah and the total number of pesukim we read is 89. Shiur provided...

The first 7 days of Chanukah correspond to the 1st 7 kavanot; the 8th day corresponds to the last 6. Why aren’t they more evenly distributed? Why don’t we evenly distribute...

What does Tehillim 30 (Mizmor Shir Chanukat HaBayit) have to do with Chanukah and why does the heading mention the dedication of the Mikdash and Dovid, it’s not related to the...

In Al HaNisim it says that after Hashem saved the Jews they came to the Mikdash. Where did they come from? Why is there no masechta on Chanukah? Shiur provided courtesy...

What does it mean when we say in Maoz Tzur that “בני בינה” (men of understanding) were the ones who established the holiday of Chanukah? What is the connection between Yavan...

The connection between the fifth night of Chanukah, the number five, and the attribute of gratitude based on a drasha from Rav Yosef Engel. Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime

The Mishna Berura quotes the Rambam’s historical introduction to the laws of Chanukah but leaves out that they made a king from among the Kohanim. Why? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime

The 24 days of Kislev correspond to the 24 letters of ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד. The 25th corresponds to The Pasuk of Shema which contains 25 letters. What is...