A Hellenist Left Standing
At a critical moment before total assimilation, a young lady from Queens remembers that it’s Kislev and not December, and that she’s Jewish, not Greek…
Chanukah
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The Fortress
With the illumination of Chanuka lights, parental presence, the joy of dreidel games and the aroma of fried potato pancakes or donuts, a child feels secure...
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Candle lighting and Segulot for Chanuka
When you light the Chanukah candles, you can bring down salvations. The days of Chanukah are particularly special to be healed above nature, for barren women to conceive, success and creating lots of light!
A Noahide Chanukah Diary
“I printed up instructions for how to light the candles, where to place them. We celebrated with an awkward tension. How do we do this? We have no cultural references.”
Our Holiday, Our Land
How do you describe the simple pleasure of celebrating Chanukah in a place where everyone is also rushing home to light their menorah? Our holiday, our land…
Chana and Her Seven Sons
The Gemara tells the moving story of Chana and her seven sons, who preferred martyrdom rather than cowering to the Greeks and the Hellenists...
10th of Tevet: The Torn Blanket
Two people were sharing a new blanket during the bitter winter. Each kept pulling the blanket toward himself; finally, the blanket ripped...
Who Throws Away Gold?
Darkness can shut out light for a person only when his emuna is weak and has been extinguished. The only solution is to light the light of Torah and emuna, to kindle the light that Hashem always loves us in any situation.
Just a Little Candle
The pinnacle of Chanukah - Zot Chanukah - has passed. Take the fire into the year and realize that the candles still burn inside of you!
The Real Provider
When we study the message of Chanukah, we’ll discover the master key to earning a good living.
Continuing the Light … After Zot Chanukah
Chanukah is over; the Menorah stands empty and forlorn (or back it its box until next year). Here is how we can continue the light of Chanukah into the rest of the year!
The Holiday of Education
There is a good reason why Chanukah is tied to both light, and education – true education only comes through light. Don’t fight the darkness – light a candle!
The Kislev Connection
The Menorah, which we only light with pure oil, symbolizes the purity of a Jewish lifestyle. This is the very point which the Greeks tried to destroy...
A Healthy Chanukah
Tradition is not supposed to harm good health. Isn't there an alternative to deep-fried white-flour donuts doused in powdered white sugar and filled with sugary jam?
Jewish Pride Week
The Greeks and their self-hating collaborators did everything to poison the well of Jewish pride: be ashamed of your Judaism, of Israel and of your belief in G-d…
Holiness and Hi-Tech
Holiness and Hi-tech, working out in the gym and learning Torah, fashionable clothes and makeup - can they be part of the Torah lifestyle?
Tiny but Tremendous
The tiny vial of ritually pure olive oil, physically capable of burning for a day, miraculously burned bright for eight days. How did that happen?