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There is a Biblical obligation to celebrate when a Beit HaMikdash is dedicated. When we celebrate Chanukah it is in anticipation of the third Beit HaMikdash. The institution of the mitzvah...

Why was there a need for the miracle of the oil, if there’s no oil, they simply wouldn’t have lit the menorah!?! What exactly is the miracle of the oil and...

What is the Jewish definition of time? In Judaism, events don’t determine time, time determines events. What is the nature of the month of Kislev and how does that relate to...

How my return to my Jewish roots began in Bali, Indonesia, a Hindu Island in the largest Muslim country in the world. Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event

On Purim, we are obligated to read Megillat Esther which is a historical account of the Purim story. Why is there no parallel mitzvah on Chanukah to read Megilat Antiochus? Shiur...

Why does the Rambam classify the mitzvah of Ner Chanukah very beloved? Why in the course of thanking Hashem for the miracle in Al Hanisim do we include establishing the holiday?...

The month of Cheshvan is the only month without any holidays. In Sefer Yetzirah, each month is linked to a letter in the alphabet. Why is Cheshvan linked to the letter...

Wouldn’t it make more sense to begin the annual Torah cycle at the beginning of the year? What is the connection between Shemini Atzeret and finishing the Torah? Why is rejoicing...

 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein             As we leave the Days of Awe with the close of Yom Kippur and begin our preparations for Sukkot, we are...

Why do we specifically pray for the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash on Sukkot (in bentching)? What does Eliyahu mean that there will only be rain “according to my word”? Why...