Chanukah 5767 - December 15-23, 2006
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Fight or Light?
Controversy and Irony at SeaTac Airport
By Yanki Tauber
Apparently, some reporters and news editors already "knew" that the rabbi is against the trees, and nothing--not even their own reportage--was going to change the way they present the story |
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Chanukah in a Nutshell
With a Medley of Chanukah Links
The history, the observances, and the inner signifincance -- in 300 words and 29 links |
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G-d Playing Peek-A-Boo
By Tzvi Freeman
If He had made the world a complete and utter mystery, we would have no path to know Him. But if all would fit together like a neat and tidy grandfather clock, we would not know that there is anything more to know... |
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Itche Kadoozy and the Grand Chanukah Car Chase
Chanukah Mini-Series - Part III
Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich
The action packed conclusion of the Itche Kadoozy Show Chanukah Mini-Series! Hilarity Ensues. |
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Chanukah Stories
Tales of Light
From Teheran to Charkov, from frozen Siberia to futuristic LA, from the Holocaust to a South African prison -- Chanukah stories that illuminate our lives |
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Graceful Light
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
By defining themselves in perfect contradistinction to one another, "light" and "darkness" enter into a symmetrical bond which attests to an underlying unity forming their common source |
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The War Is All About The Oil
By Naftali Silberberg
Imagine the invading Greek army entering the Holy Temple where gold, silver and precious stones were everywhere to be found, and searching for the... oil! |
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Vayeishev in a Nutshell
Genesis 37:1–40:23
What was the cause of the rift between Joseph and his brothers? What forces conspired to bring together Judah and Tamar? Who was Potiphar’s wife, why was Joseph forgotten in prison, and why are there so many dreams in the book of Genesis? |
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Mikeitz in a Nutshell
Genesis 41:1–44:17
It’s a rags-to-riches story with a twist: Joseph interprets a couple of royal dreams, goes from the dungeon to the throne, puts his ten brothers through the wringer, does some magic tricks with a silver goblet, and takes Benjamin hostage—but it’s all part of a vast cosmic plan. |
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Daily Quotes
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Daily Thoughts
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Women at War
A Chanukah Lesson
By Chana Kroll
The Jewish people—men and women—defied every Greek law with enormous self-sacrifice, yet it was largely by and for the sake of Jewish women that the Maccabees were led to declare war . . . |
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