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Chanukah 5765 - December 30, 2005
Eight Lights, Eight Lessons
Each day has a purpose, so each of the menorah's lights must have a distinct lesson. Let us explore eight lessons we can learn from these little lights...
Each day has a purpose, so each of the menorah's lights must have a distinct lesson. Let us explore eight lessons we can learn from these little lights...
Story
The Game
Don't go backwards. Don't take two steps at one time. And when you reach the top, you have the power to go anywhere...
Don't go backwards. Don't take two steps at one time. And when you reach the top, you have the power to go anywhere...
The Sun Behind the Lake
Enchanted by the majesty of the moment, my daughter quietly asked, "Will there be a splash when the sun falls into the lake?"
Enchanted by the majesty of the moment, my daughter quietly asked, "Will there be a splash when the sun falls into the lake?"
The Kabbalah of the Dreidel
Are you having a Gimmel day? (It's been a while, eh?) Or perhaps a Shin moment? (That one doesn't require any explanation…) But did you ever ponder the fact that all four letters are faces of the same Dreidel?
Are you having a Gimmel day? (It's been a while, eh?) Or perhaps a Shin moment? (That one doesn't require any explanation…) But did you ever ponder the fact that all four letters are faces of the same Dreidel?
Chanukah - Hanukkah 2025
Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies.
Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies.
Parshah
Miketz in a Nutshell
Joseph is called upon to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, and he predicts seven upcoming years of famine. He advises Pharaoh to begin storing grain. His brothers travel to Egypt to buy food, and they do not recognize him. Joseph accuses them of being spies and thieves. Benjamin is threatened with staying behind as his slave.
Joseph is called upon to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, and he predicts seven upcoming years of famine. He advises Pharaoh to begin storing grain. His brothers travel to Egypt to buy food, and they do not recognize him. Joseph accuses them of being spies and thieves. Benjamin is threatened with staying behind as his slave.
You delivered the mighty into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, the wanton sinners in the hands of those who occupy themselves with Your Torah
— From the "Al Hanissim" prayer recited on Chanukah
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Emunah (eh-moo-na): A knowing, deep in the soul, that there is only one G-d, that He is good, and that He loves you unconditionally.
Simchah (sim-kha): A mighty current of life-energy felt when contemplating emunah.
Bitachon (bi-ta-khon): A surge of invincible confidence that emerges when emunah is challenged by circums...
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