Chanukah

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Chanukah: The Lights and The Lights

sylvie.moscovitz

"The mitzvah of kindling Chanukah lamps is a very beloved mitzva” (Laws of Chanukah 4:12). So writes the Rambam living in the 12th century. Of course, it is beloved. Unlike Pesach it requires very little hard work and…
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Miketz: Yosef & Chanukah - A Tragic Saga?

sylvie.moscovitz

“On Chanukah [we read] the [gifts] of the Neseeim, the leaders of the 12 tribes, [given upon the dedication of the Tabernacle” (Megillah 30b). And so we do each of the eight days of Chanukah. Yet generally when people talk about the Torah reading…
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Is it Enough for ChatGPT to Know that a Miracle Happened?

Rabbi Jonathan Ziring

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Praying in Interfaith Chapels: The Case of Cedar-Sinai’s Chapel?

Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner

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How did the Hanukah Al HaNissim integrate the Book of Maccabees and the Talmud into a prayer for all Jews?

Rabbi Dr. Reuven Kimelman

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Modiin, the City of Chanukah

Tamar Weissman

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Christians and the Books of the Maccabees

Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin

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Chabad Menorahs and the Public Square

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff

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Chanukah: Ancient and Modern

Join as we discuss why such a minor holiday is of such major importance.
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e-TiM: Chanukah - December 25 Yom Iyyun

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff, Dr. Marc Shapiro, Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin and 6 more

Chanukah - December 25 Yom Iyyun Please join us for learning and inspiration as we prepare for Chanukah December 24 8:00pm-9:30pm Eastern December 25 9:15am-2:30pm Eastern/4:15pm-9:30pm Israel time   Tuesday December 24 8:00pm Eastern Rabbi…
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