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The Bat Ayin (the Avritcher Rebbe) writes that the purpose of Chanukah is to fix the תוהו (the nothingness before creation) with light, similar to the אור of the first day...

In a society where candles were used for light (before electricity), how did one ensure that the candles used for Ner Chanukah are recognizable as being for a mitzvah  – especially...

Chanukah was instituted for Hallel and Hoda’ah. Hoda’ah refers to Al HaNisim. Why does the Gemara focus on the miracle of the oil whereas Al HaNisim omits it completely? How do...

 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein            We are all familiar with the story of Chanukah, of how the Syrian Greeks tried to eradicate the Jewish connection to Hashem...

What if someone forgot to make the bracha until he/she lit the first candle (and fulfilled the main part of the mitzvah)? Can you make a bracha on hiddur mitzvah? If...

The Gemara says that the last miracle that can be recorded in Tanach is Purim. Why is Chanukah not eligible to be included in Tanach? Why doesn’t the Mishna directly mention...

Why does the Gemara only ask about allusions to Mordechai, Esther, and Haman in the Torah and not to the heroes of Chanukah? Why is Purim, not Chanukah, the last recorded...

What is the secret to attaining greatness? Why is the flood called מי נח, indicating Noach is partially to blame? Noach didn’t take action because he didn’t believe he had the...

Mehadrin min hamehadrin according to the Rama is for each person to light from 1 to 8. According to the Rambam 1 person lights from 1 to 8. The Brisker Rav...

  Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event