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Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet: Third Paragraph Kavanot
The Theme of this paragraph of Hallel is Trusting God: See “Hallel Rosh Chodesh Tevet: Paragr...
Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Kavanot
Many of the verses in the concluding Psalm of the Hallel resonate powerfully on Rosh Chodesh ...
Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraph Eight
The following is the story of King Nebuchadnezzar, who, on the Tenth of Tevet, lay siege to J...
Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraph Seven
“Your Majesty, you are the king of kings. The Lord of heaven has given you dominion and power...
Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraphs Five & Six
In this paragraph and the next, King David is expressing gratitude for deliverance. When he t...
Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraph Four
“Neither the dead can praise the Creator, nor any who descend into silence; but we will bless...
Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraph Three
The word came to Jeremiah from God when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and...
Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraph Two
The theme of this paragraph of the Hallel is: Just as we were redeemed from Egypt, so too, wi...
Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraph One
This Rosh Chodesh Hallel is unusual in that we recite the complete Hallel, rather than skippi...
Chanukah Hallel: Open Up
In the Hallel, we say: "pitachta l'moseray", translated as "You have rel...
Chanukah Hallel Paragraph Eight: Singing With the Chashmonai
Imagine the exuberant joy of the Chashmonaim as they regained the Beit Hamikdash from the Gre...
Chanukah Hallel Paragraph Seven: The Message Beyond The Mira
“All you nations; Praise God! Sing compliments, all you peoples! For ...
Chanukah Hallel Paragraph Six: Freedom!
“What can I respond to Godfor all the good He has given to make me independent?”The Chashmona...
Chanukah Hallel Paragraph Five: Action Prayer
“I love that God hears the voice of my prayers, that I am listened to when I call!”Most of us...
Chanukah Hallel Paragraph Four: Joining in Song
In the Forms of Hallel and Focus of Hallel we have seen that many believe that Hallel is a co...
Chanukah Hallel Paragraph Three: Becoming Trusters
“Not we, God, not we, but Your Name deserves honor for Your kindness, Your truth.”The Chashmo...
Chanukah Hallel: Paragraph Two: External & Internal Freedoms
“When Israel left Egypt, Jacob’s family from among a people that was glad.” Elsewhere, the ve...
Chanukah Hallel: Paragraph One Part Four: A Feast of Song
The words of this psalm are to be considered in light of the verse, “I have considered the da...
Chanukah Hallel: Paragraph One Part Three: A Song of Teshuva
The words of this psalm are to be considered in light of the verse, “I have considered the da...
Chanukah Hallel: Paragraph One Part Two: Becoming A Servant
The words of this psalm are to be considered in light of the verse, “I have considered the da...
Chanukah Hallel: Paragraph One: An Internal Conversation
The words of this psalm are to be considered in light of the verse, “I have considered the da...
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 “What can I respond to Godfor all the good He has given to make me independent?” - The most important message of the Miracle of the Oil was that it was God’s acknowledgement of our efforts to act as if we, who had an insignificant army, a tiny jar of oil, were willing to fight as if we were a well-equipped power with sufficient oil for eight days. The Chanukah miracle of the Oil was a celebration of our independent efforts; we did not wait for God to save us. We sing with joy over God’s promise to always nurture our independent development and to feel that we have earned His Good. “I will lift up the cup of salvation
and I will call out in God’s Name. I will fulfill my promises to God in front of all His nation.” The Chashmonaim’s willingness to immediately rededicate the Beit Hamikdash, despite the army based in Antonia, just nearby, was their raising of the cup of salvation, a “L’Chaim to God,” to honor what He had done for them. We sing this paragraph as our L’Chaim to God for nurturing our independence and allowing us to succeed in our fundamental mission to master ourselves to attach to Him.  |
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