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\u00a0<\/b>A powerful drasha in which the the Rav deflates the conventional wisdom about the holiday.<\/i><\/p>\n

IN YIDDISH\u00a0WITH BOTH HEBREW AND ENGLISH SUBTITLES<\/p>\n

0:00\u00a0\u2013 2:57: The revealed and the hidden worlds<\/p>\n

2:57\u00a0– 7:04: The conventional understanding of Chanukah<\/p>\n

7:06\u00a0– 11:14: Why the conventional understanding is wrong<\/p>\n

11:17- 14:50: Destruction vs. defilement of the Temple<\/p>\n

14:54\u00a0– 23:10: R. Hanina Ben Teradion’s Sefer Torah – Parchment burns and letters fly<\/p>\n

23:10\u00a0– 29:53: Contrasting the Romans with the Hellenizers<\/p>\n

29:53\u00a0– 33:20: The hidden but real theme of Chanukah<\/p>\n

With great appreciation to Yehudah DovBer Zirkind for help with the translation from Yiddish.<\/i><\/p>\n

The drasha is summarized in “Days of Deliverance<\/i>” (KTAV 2007), pps. 143-147<\/p>\n

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