Issue 62 Chanukah

Ahh Chanukah! Winter can feel cold in every sense. It is a season when nothing seems to grow, and sometimes…

One of the fundamental parts of the mitzvah of hadlokas ner Chanukah is pirsumei nisa. Chazal wanted us to make…

And the world was shrouded in darkness… And G-d said let there 
be light. And there was light. This special…

Is contemplating and proclaiming Ein Od Milvado merely an exercise in repetition? Erroneous! Chanukah is a Moiridigeh Zach! One familiar…

Based on this Torah, we can offer an answer to the Beis Yosef’s legendary question as to why Chanukah lasts…

What should I think about as I light the Menorah? Think thoughts of emunah, specifically that Hashem is not just…

1st Night Miracle Awareness The Chanukah lights remind us to look for the miracles already unfolding in our lives and…

There is a certain kind of light that doesn’t just illuminate a room—it awakens a soul. You’ve seen it. The…

Children have incredible imaginations. They dream without limits and see possibilities everywhere. One day they want to be a firefighter,…

Chanukah is when Esav and Yaakov square off, on a deep level. It wasn’t just about the war, 
of course.…

I step out of the rainy, heavy stillness of Cheshvan and into the opaque darkness of Kislev and suddenly I’m…

Have you noticed Chanukah seems to be celebrated more today than it was even in the past? Well before Chanukah…

We’ve all felt that nervous energy right before a big moment—the buzzer is about to go off, the pitch is…

And that’s the most amazing thing to realize,” Abba said as we turned the corner. I looked at all the…

As the popular TYH song goes: It’s dark outside, but it’s light in here. Chanukah is here!  Many of us…