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Were Women Involved in the Miracle of Chanuka?
The primary part of the miracle was done by them; Purim – by Esther, Chanukah – by Yehudit…
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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, but its impact is so great that the Rashbam held that the reason women are obligated in the mitzva of lighting the Chanuka candles is in the merit of Yehudit. Yehudit was the widowed daughter of the Kohen Gadol, Yochanan…
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The Interconnection between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Rosh Chodesh Elul marks the beginning of our focus on teshuva, leading up to the Yamim Noraim and the Aseret Yemei Teshuva.
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Malchut: Revealing the Feminine Energy on Rosh Hashanah
The idea of Hesther Panim, G-d’s hidden Presence, is a ubiquitous Jewish concept, and it underpins the entire purpose of Creation…
