The Eighth Day of Hanukkah — the Final Sealing of the Decree
The Maggid of Trisk on the Eighth Day of Hanukkah The Maggid of Trisk, son of the Maggid of Chernobyl (zechuto yagen aleinu), author of the book «Mag...
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The Maggid of Trisk on the Eighth Day of Hanukkah The Maggid of Trisk, son of the Maggid of Chernobyl (zechuto yagen aleinu), author of the book «Mag...
The Mountain Jewish Language The language of the Mountain Jews—Juhuri—is interesting because it has absorbed four languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, Persian, and Turk...
The Numbers of Hanukkah Over the eight days of Hanukkah, we light 44 candles, including the Shamash (or 36, not counting the Shamash). Chanokh reveals that bot...
Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli, the tzadik beloved by the entire Jewish people, taught that teshuvah תשובה – is an acronym for five guiding principles: ת - “Be...
Shabbat Mevarchim and the Recitation of Tehillim On the Shabbat preceding Rosh Chodesh (the new month), the entire Book of Tehillim is recited. Tehillim i...
The Number 36 and Or Ha-Ganuz (the Hidden Light) on Hanukkah The five words of the evening Kiddush: “Vayechulu hashamayim vehaaretz vechol tzevaam” correspon...
Segula for Rachamim — reciting the name of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev after Tehillim The Mishnah in tractate Yoma says that the watchman in the Te...
The Secret of Hanukkah Hanukkah is an acronym formed from the words: “Ḥet Nerot ve-Halakhah ke-Veit Hillel”— ח נרות והלכה כבית הלל — (eight candles and t...
Birkot HaShachar - Morning Brachot Immediately upon waking, we give thanks to G-d by saying «Modeh Ani»: Modeh (women: Modah) ani lefanecha Melech...
Tehillim 74 and the Secret of the Hanukkah Dreidel - "Ga'alta shevet nachalate...
Tikkun Before the Hanukkiah According to the Arizal During Hanukkah, the “kelipat nogah” manifests—this is the force of Yavan that obstructs the Di...
Reading Tehillim 91 with “Vihi Noam” Tehillim 90:17 “Vihi noam Ad-nai Eloheinu aleinu, uma'aseh yadeinu konenah aleinu, uma'aseh yadeinu konenehu” - (May t...