{"id":46586,"date":"2018-11-08T15:42:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T15:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=46586"},"modified":"2018-12-10T09:08:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T09:08:51","slug":"chanukah-the-spark-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/chanukah-the-spark-within\/","title":{"rendered":"Chanukah: The Spark Within"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the secret to attaining greatness? Why is the flood called \u05de\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d7, indicating Noach is partially to blame? Noach didn&#8217;t take action because he didn&#8217;t believe he had the ability to prevent the flood. This is the message of calling the flood &#8220;\u05de\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d7&#8221;. The contrast between Noach on the one hand and Esther and Yosef on the other.<\/p>\n<p>How does one believe in oneself?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recorded at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouisrael.org\/programs\/layla-educational-social-opportunities-for-women\/\">OU Israel&#8217;s L&#8217;Ayla<\/a> Rosh Chodesh Women&#8217;s Event<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-post-46586 wp-image-41625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png\" alt=\"L'Ayla Logo\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo.png 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the secret to attaining greatness? 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