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Chana: Passive or Powerhouse?
Chana, like many females depicted in Jewish history, was a woman of mystery…
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Beit Hillel and Our Ascent in Holiness
There is a well-known debate in the Gemarah between the schools of Shammai and Hillel when it comes to how we should light the Chanukah candles…
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What is a miracle and how are we supposed to interact with it nowadays?
Hashem created the world with the middah of din, with the strict laws of judgment…
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Comparing Chanuka and Shabbat Candles
Before receiving an important guest, one will go to great lengths to prepare one’s home in a beautiful and dignified manner…
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Were Women Involved in the Miracle of Chanuka?
In the Chanukah narrative, the spotlight often shines on Yehuda HaMaccabee and his brothers…
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Yehudit, Chanuka and the Greatness of Jewish Women
The story of Yehudit is perhaps one of the lesser-known miracles of the Chanuka story…
