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Mikeitz

By the Numbers
16 Menorah Facts Every Jew Should Know

The word menorah is Hebrew for “lamp,” and generally refers to the eight-branched candelabra that we light on the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
14 Meditations to Light Up Your Chanukah

Here are 14 beautiful mini-teachings, couched in the mystical teachings of Judaism, to bring spirituality, light, and warmth to your Chanukah.
11 Questions: Play "Kosher True or False"

Do you know everything there is to know about keeping kosher?
Jewish News
Chanukah Essays
Light and Shadows: What Is Divine Reciprocity?

We don't have to take on an army in order to experience miracles.
A New Spin on the Dreidel Game

Some say you have to see to believe. I say you have to believe to see.
Your Questions
Why Is Chanukah 8 (Not 7) Days Long?

The 8 days are because it either took 8 days to become pure or to travel to Tekoa to get new oil. But why is the first day celebrated? Here are 13 reasons.
Story
Chanukah Lights in Soviet Prison

"How would I obtain oil and wicks in a sealed-off prison cell? And even if I did get them, how would I hide them from the guards?"
Were My Wealthy Hosts Fugitive Nazis?

No matter how much I tried to forget about my Jewish roots, it kept emerging front and center in my life, sometimes in frightening ways.
Parshah
Osnat: A Woman Who Shows Us How to Be a Victor, Not a Victim

Like many of us, Osnat was raised in an environment not conducive to Torah values.
The Slow Road to Instant Success

Does one really become an overnight success from one moment to the next? It normally takes years of quiet work.
For Your Miketz Study Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
Lifestyle
Edible Goblets for Parshat Miketz

Create elegant and tasty goblets to represent the events of Parshat Miketz!
Nor does darkness obscure for You; the night shines as the day, darkness is as light
— Psalms 139:12
Print Magazine

You murmured in your tents, saying, '"Because G‑d hates us, He took us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to exterminate us." (Deuteronomy 1:27)

Really, He loves you, but you despised Him. As the common saying goes, “Whatever is in your heart towards your friend, you imagine he feels ...

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