articles on The Meaning of Hanukkah
Chanuka Candles and Havdala – Which Comes First?
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The Hidden Candle
One Year the flame jumped and disappeared from the candle
Chanukah – An Illuminating Faith
Chanukah comes at that time of year when nighttime darkness is at its peak.
What Is Jewish Culture?
Darkness spreads its wings ever so slowly over creation
Lessons on The Meaning of Hanukkah
The Hidden Light
The light of Chanuka becomes dark in Tevet but it never disappears.
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Tevet 4 5782
Chanuka Lite - Take a Bite!
What did the Maccabim do when they found that 1 jar of unblemished oil? Did they put all the oil in the Menora at one time, so at least 1 day would be a "pure" & complete Mitzva? Or did they divide up the jar & place 1/8 of the oil in the Menora each night, so as to at least do some of the Mitzva?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Kislev 20 5782
A Light - Not Fight - to the Nations
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tevet 2 5781
Chanuka
Rabbi Berel Wein | Kislev 16 5781
The Eight-Day Mystery
If one only read the Al Hanisim that appears in the Shemonah Esray and benching, one would not know much about the miracle of the oil. Perhaps the lighting is a public manifestation of a miracle that is much more difficult to publicly commemorate.
Rabbi Avraham Rosenthal | Kislev 28 5779
Was the song "Ma'oz Tzur" written for Chanukah?
Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon | 5778
THE REAL ETERNAL LIGHT
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | כסליו תשע"ז
