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Unlike, the threat of Haman, the threat of Yavan wasn’t generated by what they wanted to do but what they were. Even before they did anything they were a threat. What did Yavan (and their ancestor Yeft) represent?<\/p>\n

The difference between keeping mitzvot and living a Torah lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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Delivered at the\u00a0OU Israel Center<\/a>, November 26th, 2018 (18 Kislev 5779)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike, the threat of Haman, the threat of Yavan wasn’t generated by what they wanted to do but what they were. Even before they did anything they were a threat. What did Yavan (and their ancestor Yeft) represent? The difference between keeping mitzvot and living a Torah lifestyle. Delivered at the\u00a0OU Israel Center, November 26th, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":588,"featured_media":46611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chanukah","post_format-post-format-audio"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Essence of Chanukah - Jewish Holidays<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The threat of Yavan wasn't generated by what they wanted to do but what their essence. 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