Chanukah 2; Girls Just Wanna Have… Simchas HaChag The general rule is that women are exempt from fulfilling positive mitzvos which are time-bound.[1] For example, ..
Written by daniel fine
A short idea I had during Chanukah: Any close relationship contains elements that are exclusively ‘for’ the people involved in the relationship to the exclusion ..
Written by Adam Newton
On Chanukah we will celebrate our liberation from Greek sovereignty. One of the many lessons we learn from Chanukah is the Jewish outlook towards ..
Written by Rafi Jager
Why is it that by the Mitzvah of lighting the lights on Chanukah there is a special emphasis on פרסומי ניסא – publicising the Miracle? We don’t find ..
Written by Yaakov Hibbert
Chanuka: Celebration of…what?! Why do we huddle round our menorahs every year? Lighting candles for what exactly? So…most of us probably think because ..
Written by Aviv Bar-Ilan
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
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...
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
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