Category Archives: Chanukah

There are goal and there are means. Never should the twain be confused. Perhaps someone opens a yeshiva or help organization. At some point he may find that his yeshiva is not needed, or his organization superfluous. Or maybe the … Continue reading →

We spoke about what Chanukah means to us today, and how would our lives have been different without Chanukah. Without Purim we would have been long gone, killed by Haman and his chevra. But Chanukah seems different. The epoch of … Continue reading →

Rabbi Zevulun Shub shlit”a (Ramot, Jerusalem) spoke in shul and said quoted the Rambam who explains why we are to sin rather than die (if ti comes down to that!) for most sins, is because Torah is not a punishment … Continue reading →

There are two facets to Chanukah; the gratitude we feel to Hashem for having saved us from the Yevanim, and the recognition of the miracle that occurred with the pach shemen, where one small flask of oil burned for eight … Continue reading →

Normal people are conformists, even to the extent of going along with evil and co-operating with it. The Maccabbeim were an exception; they stood up and confronted evil, and refused to bow or accommodate it. Had we lived in the … Continue reading →

What is special about Chanukah? The Ri of Lionel, one of the Rishonim, said that Chanukah is the only Yomtov commemorating a miracle which occurred to enable our doing Mitzvos. (Even Paroh didn’t decree against the Mitzvos) The Greeks didn’t … Continue reading →