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Parashat Miketz 5768
Parashat Miketz 5768
Parashat Miketz 5768 Parashat Miketz – It is Lucky that Yehudah the Maccabee Did Not Ask… Text Message Responsa Stories of Rabbenu – Our Rabbi: Ha-Rav Tzvi Yehudah Ha-Cohain Kook –...
Dec 6, 2007
By Rabbi Shlomo Aviner
The Strength of a Child (Part 1)
The Strength of a Child (Part 1)
The following events took place in England during the Second World War. German airplanes flew in the sky every night, dropping bombs and spreading destruction in the cities and the small...
Dec 6, 2007
By Rabbi Yikhat Rozen
Chanukah Eyes: A Mother’s Diary
Chanukah Eyes: A Mother’s Diary
The fourth night of Chanukah, my husband is late for the candle lighting. My children’s unlit clay menorahs are positioned precariously on the radiator. My second daughter, Elana, stares across the...
Dec 6, 2007
By Ruchama King Feuerman
Vayeishev: Chanukah
Vayeishev: Chanukah
In one of the most dramatic passages in the Mishneh Torah, the Rambam tells the story of Chanukah: how we suffered persecution spiritually and religiously (prohibition of Torah and mitzvot), materially...
Nov 30, 2007
By Asher Meir
Parashat Vayeishev: Speaking A Language They Understand
Parashat Vayeishev: Speaking A Language They Understand
Parshiot Vayishlach and Vayeishev 5768 PART ONE: The Language They Understand PART TWO: Trusting in God to Provide PART ONE: The language they understand The two parshiyot of Vayishlach and Vayeishev,...
Nov 29, 2007
By Rabbi Nachman Kahana
Feeding the Chanukah Gathering
Feeding the Chanukah Gathering
With 8 whole days of Chanukah looming ahead, here are some holiday ideas for you to try out. They are great for Chanukah parties or get-togethers with family and friends, or...
Nov 29, 2007
By Tamar Ansh
Hanukkah Comes Early This Year, And the Potato Latkes Are Ready
Hanukkah Comes Early This Year, And the Potato Latkes...
Hanukkah comes early this year. You know that old joke? Jewish holidays are either early or late – they never come on time! The highlight, of course, was our Hanukkah party....
Nov 21, 2007
By Judy Bart Kancigor
Vayeishev: Benefit from Chanuka Light
Vayeishev: Benefit from Chanuka Light
Two of the best-known candle-lighting customs are the Chanukah lights and the candle by which we search for chametz on Pesach eve. On the face of it these two mitzvot could...
Feb 14, 2007
By Asher Meir
Potato Latke Pancakes
Potato Latke Pancakes
In regards to the latkes you were asking about, my guess is that the mix is loaded with matzah meal to bind it. Most probably they are not deep fried in...
Feb 5, 2007
By Shelomo Dobkin
Miketz: Wicks and Oil for Chanuka
Miketz: Wicks and Oil for Chanuka
There is no tractate, or even chapter, in the Mishna devoted to Chanuka. The mitzva of the Chanuka lights is mentioned principally in the second chapter of tractate Shabbat, which discusses...
Jan 14, 2007
By Asher Meir

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