Chanukah - Capturing the LightThe events of the story of Chanukah are well known: the heroic revolt against Greek oppression, the stunning victory on the battlefield, and the jar of oil which contained only enough to last for one day but miraculously burned for eight. Still, a basic question arises: Jewish history is full of miracles. Few of them become holidays. Why Chanukah? To become part of the Jewish calendar, a holiday needs to contain core messages of ongoing relevance

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The revised and expanded edition of Avner Gold's The Year of the Sword opens in 1648 with the happy occasion of Rav Shloime Strasbourg's marriage to Brachah Surkis

learning a masechta in his sleep

as well as pertinent halachos of childcare and Shabbos

" the mysterious Gypsy boy who befriends our heroes

a band of young musicians — and one very intriguing newcomer

and other forms of harassment is a painful reality children deal with both in and out of school

Seder Moed is waiting for you

as they offer rides to all their friends and neighbors

Study and understand Sefer HaChinuch with clarity and in depth

adding to one's appreciation of Tehillim in general and enhancing one's emotional attachment to their recitation"