How Do You Spell "Chanukah"?: Letters and Numbers of the Festivals—Chanukah
The first letter of the word Chanukah is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet "chet." What secrets are contained within the shape and numerical value of the letter "chet" that can teach us about the meaning of Chanukah?
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Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin is the official Chabad emissary to downtown Brooklyn, rabbi of Congregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights, New York and Dean of Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy. He is the author of the books, “Thank You God for Making Me a Woman", "Letters of Light", "By Divine Design", and "Guardian of Israel", and the co-author of "The Rabbi & The CEO".
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Anonymous
brooklyn
November 29, 2012
A New Twist to an Old Concept Great Class! Reply
can you please explain how the vov, the zayin and the hump represent the three miracles of chanukah.? didnt quite understand how each letter co insides with each miracle
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