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Chanukah Stories
Chanukah 1944 in Buchenwald
We felt that a little Hanukkah light would warm our starving souls and inspire us with hope, faith, and courage
We felt that a little Hanukkah light would warm our starving souls and inspire us with hope, faith, and courage
The Little Boy Who Discovered His Holiday Light
One frosty morning in December, the children from Joshie’s class were led to a bus and dropped off with their teachers in the busy downtown area of their city. Their goal was to show the children the holiday season’s displays and the intricately decorated shop windows.
One frosty morning in December, the children from Joshie’s class were led to a bus and dropped off with their teachers in the busy downtown area of their city. Their goal was to show the children the holiday season’s displays and the intricately decorated shop windows.
The Miracle of Bubbie's Menorah
She is a small woman, barely five feet tall. Her two feet tall candelabra was more than just a candle-holder
She is a small woman, barely five feet tall. Her two feet tall candelabra was more than just a candle-holder
Chanukah Videos
3 Amazing Things You Can Learn From Your Menorah
Three lessons from the Chanukah menorah for an impactful life
Three lessons from the Chanukah menorah for an impactful life
Chanukah Learning
Why Do We Play With a Dreidel (Top) on Chanukah?
The common reason is that the simple little top was used during the Chanukah era to preserve Judaism.
The common reason is that the simple little top was used during the Chanukah era to preserve Judaism.
Freedom and the Immediacy of Chanukah Light
There are people who consider Chanukah, a holiday that isn’t even mentioned in the Torah, to be a relatively minor one.
There are people who consider Chanukah, a holiday that isn’t even mentioned in the Torah, to be a relatively minor one.
Finding G-d in a Bottle of Olive Oil
I wonder if we’ve become so used to miracles that we almost take them for granted.
I wonder if we’ve become so used to miracles that we almost take them for granted.
By the Numbers
6 Myths and Facts About Tikkun Olam
Tikkun Olam means healing, improving and perfecting the world. The notion has hit a wave of controversy lately. So here’s a few major points to clear up.
Tikkun Olam means healing, improving and perfecting the world. The notion has hit a wave of controversy lately. So here’s a few major points to clear up.
Parshah
Joseph the Charmer
Woven throughout the story of Joseph’s life are dreams and their interpretations.
Woven throughout the story of Joseph’s life are dreams and their interpretations.
How Did Joseph Become the Most Politically Powerful Jew in History?
How did Joseph have the proper leadership skills to be the most politically powerful Jew of all time?
How did Joseph have the proper leadership skills to be the most politically powerful Jew of all time?
Lifestyle
One must have mesirat nefesh (total self-sacrifice and dedication) for the love of a fellow Jew, even towards a Jew whom one has never seen...
— Baal Shem Tov (quoted in Hayom Yom, Kislev 15)
Print Magazine
What is a mitzvah?
An act of uniting heaven and earth.
But heaven is spiritual and earth is material. To make spirit and matter one is impossible!
A creature of earth cannot make earth heaven. And a heavenly being cannot bring heaven to earth.
But for you, it is not impossible.
This mitzvah that I am commanding...
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