Chanukah begins on Sunday night (Dec 2, 2018) so here is a little historical introduction to the Chanukah festival, to which we will hopefully add some spiritual insights in the coming weeks. Approximately 200 years before the events of Chanukah, hundreds of thousands of Jews returned from the Babylonian exile to the Land of Israel. …
Question: The Chanuka miracle: A flask with one night’s oil burned for 8 nights. But being that there was oil for one night, the miracle actually lasted only 7 nights. So why is Chanuka 8 nights? AskTheRabbi.org answered: Good question! I’ll give you 8 reasons. They divided one night’s oil into eight portions. Miraculously, each…
The Sages instituted several laws regarding the lighting of the menorah. Harry Rothenberg explains that each of them is filled with meaning. View this video directly on VIMEO
In a perfect environment, a dreidel could be stand on its tip without toppling. Rabbi Becher explains that in our world, the Dreidel must be spun from above in order for it to stand. This is a allegory for a Jew: As long as he continues to spin, he can continue to stand up. View…
Rabbi Becher discusses Jewish Independence, Chanukah and the Dreidel. View this video directly on Vimeo.