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Binyamin and Kislev |
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 The 24th of Cheshvan is the Yahrtzeit of Binyamin son of Yaakov Avinu. As we approach Rosh Chodesh Kislev, the month of Binyamin (Kitvei Ha’Ari) we honor the youngest of the Shivtei
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Countdown to Chanukah 25 |
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According to the spiritual preparation that a person does before Chanukah, in order to receive the holiness and spiritual influence that is revealed during this time of the year, will be the
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Countdown to Chanukah 26 |
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It is the lighting of the candles that is the Mitzvah, not the placement. (Orach Chaim 675:1) Therefore one may not light the Chanukah candles in the wrong place and then place them in their
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Lights V |
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“Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid and he struck the Philistine, killing him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, ‘You shall not go out to war with us anymore, so that you not
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Countdown to Chanukah 27 |
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The Chanukah candles should be lit within ten tefachim of the ground. (Shabbat 21b) Ten tefachim, approximately 30 inches, is mentioned in another context: The Divine Presence never descended
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Lights IV |
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“A man’s soul is the lamp of God, which searches the chambers of one’s innards.” (Proverbs 20:27) By means of the soul, God searches man’s innermost thoughts and scrutinizes
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Lights III |
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“I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.” (Psalms 132:17) Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch explains that this verse refers to the Menorah which stands directly opposite the Shulchan – the Table,
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Countdown to Chanukah 28: Connecting the Upper & Lower Worlds |
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One should have in mind when lighting the Chanukah candles that when he lowers his hand to light the Menorah, he should lower between 3 and 10 Tefachim – fists. This will remind him
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Lights II |
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“I shall eliminate from them the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the sound of the groom and the sound of the bride, the sound of the mill and the light of the candle.” (Jeremiah 25:10)
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Countdown to Chanukah 29 |
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Just as there is a concept of Tosefet Kedusha – adding onto – Shabbat and the Festivals, by beginning early and ending late, so too, there is a Mitzvah to add on to Chanukah. (Sha’ar Hakavanot,
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