All posts in: Chanukah

• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  Chanukah and Greek Philosophy

  I often hear people talk about Chanukah, and how the Jews beat the Greek mentality. But when they speak of the “Greek mentality”, often it becomes quite clear ..

  Written by Jeremy...
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• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  Chanukah Words

  Quick Few Words on Chanukah… A time of candle lighting, doughnuts, latkas and celebration but what is really going on behind the scenes in our celebration of Chanukah ..

  Written by Daniel Sandground
• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  Hiddur Mitzvah (the sugya) – Long Vort

  This one is another ‘more-clever-than-practical’ dvar torah, but there is still much to be gained and understood. We are going to discuss the nature of hiddur ..

  Written by D Fine
• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  Oil Spill

  Rashi seems to hold that the main miracle of Chanukah was the miracle of the oil; the miracle of victory in battle is not the main thing we are celebrating on Chanukah, ..

  Written by d fine
• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  Chanuka: More Than Meets The Eye

  The Maharal of Prague tells us, that the primary conflict between the Greeks and the Jews was in their chochma, their wisdom. Chochmat Yavan, the Wisdom of the Greeks ..

  Written by Tal Segal
• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  Greece enlightening

  One of the reasons the Greeks targeted the Mikdash to defile was because the Mikdash ran contrary to their philosophy and outlook on life. The Greeks believed in aesthetics ..

  Written by d fine
• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  The Meaning Behind The Lights of Chanuka

  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
• Inspiration

  6 years ago

  Chanuka: Growth!

  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
• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  Chanuka – A (Fun) Deeper Reality – Long Vort

  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
• Chanukah

  6 years ago

  A light unto the nations

  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