Chanuka is often described as the Festival of Lights. We find “light” being used in regard to the mitzvah of Pesach where the Gemora learns that one should use a light ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
After the Greeks banned Torah study, they came to check on the Jews to make sure that they were complying with the decree. When the Greeks arrived, the Jews took ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
I got an email back last week from one of the people on this list, a good friend of mine. He is thinking about spending some time in a yeshiva, but isn’t sure. ..
Written by Tal Segal
A great rabbi, HILLEL, taught that on the first night of Chanukah we light one candle and each successive night we add an additional candle until on the eighth night ..
Written by Ben Rose
Everyone loves Chanuka. No question. The menora, the doughnuts, the latkes….it’s a lot of fun. But what’s the meaning behind it? What are we celebrating ..
Written by Tal Segal
Chanuka took place during the Hellenistic oppression called Golus Yavan. Golus Yavan is referred to as the “exile of darkness” because it took away the light ..
Written by J Fine
When one day you make lots of money you are very happy. If you make more the next day you are even happier. If this happened 8 consecutive days you’d be thrilled ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
Many years ago there was a group of Kanai’im that made our nation proud. They saved Judaism from almost certain extinction. These brave Kana’im took ..
Written by Benjamin A rose
Many years ago there was a group of Kanai’im that made our nation proud. They saved Judaism from almost certain extinction. These brave Kana’im took ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
Just over 2000 years ago, during the era of the second temple the Greek army invaded and conquered the land of Israel. The Greeks embarked on a campaign to spread ..
Written by Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag