
Malchut Chashmonaim in Halacha and Hashkafa
How do we view a kingship, its purpose, and its goals? Why does the Gemara focus on the miracle of the oil while we focus on the military victory in davening...
Dec 8, 2017
By Rabbi Shai Finkelstein

The Magic of the Number 8: Chanukah in the...
7 represents the natural world, 8 represents that which is above nature. Nature is what separates us from God. Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Dec 7, 2017
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

Chanukah: Is One Required to Begin Learning the Halachos...
There is a mitzvah to learn about each holiday beginning 30 days before the holiday. There is also a mitzvah to learn the laws of a Yom Tov on the holiday...
Nov 29, 2017
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

Background and Laws of Chanukah
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...
Nov 26, 2017
By Rabbi Hershel Schachter

The First Miracle of the Oil
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...
Nov 26, 2017
By Dr. Chana Tannenbaum

Kislev: A Time of Rebirth
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...
Nov 26, 2017
By Shprintzee Rappaport

My Chanukah Miracle Among Indonesian Muslim Fundamentalists
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
Nov 23, 2017
By Chana Jenny Weisberg

Reading Megilat Antiochus on Chanukah
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...
Nov 6, 2017
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

Chanukah: The Yom Tov of Torah Sheba’al Peh
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?...
Nov 6, 2017
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

Cheshvan: The Most Important Month of the Year
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...
Oct 16, 2017
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
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- Chanukah
- Elul
- Fast of Esther
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- Four Shabbatot
- Hoshanah Rabbah
- Lag BaOmer
- Months
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- Pesach Sheini
- Purim
- Rosh Hashanah
- Sefirat HaOmer
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- Shemini Atzeret
- Shushan Purim
- Simchat Torah
- Sukkot
- The Three Weeks
- Tu B'Av
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- Yom HaAtzmaut
- Yom HaShoah
- Yom Hazikaron
- Yom Kippur
- Yom Yerushalayim

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