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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Happy Green Chanukah
Chanukah is an eight-day festival celebrated by Jewish people in the middle of winter. At a time when it is the darkest time of year, when it’s cold outside and all you want to do is curl up underneath your … Continue reading
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Tzitzit as the connection between heaven and earth
Jewish people firmly believe that part of their role of being in this world is to connect this world with the upper worlds; to elevate worldliness with heavenliness. When Jewish people perform one of the six-hundred-and-thirteen commandments that they received … Continue reading
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Spreading the Hanukkah Light…in Iran
Rabbi Avrohom Mordechai Hershberg is the past Chief Rabbi of Mexico. He met the Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson when the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s father-in-law was still alive. Rabbi Avrohom had gone to Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch (Rabbi … Continue reading
Chanukah Flash Mob, November 2009, Jerusalem
In 2009, the non-profit organization Nefesh B’Nefesh brought over 150 participants together on the central Ben Yehuda Street for the first ever Jerusalem flash mob. The flash mob was held in honor of Chanukah, the eight-day Jewish winter festival of … Continue reading
Traveler’s Guide to Lighting the Menorah- Part II
Q: What if a person is sleeping away from home but is not eating in the same place that he is sleeping in- where does he light? A: It is preferable that he light in the place that he eats. … Continue reading
Traveler’s Guide to Lighting the Menorah
Q: Is it permitted to light my Menorah at a friend/relative’s house? A: One may only light one’s Menorah at a relative or friend’s house if one is sleeping over at their house. If one intends to sleep in one’s … Continue reading
Kislev
The month of Kislev is of Babylonian origin, like all the months in the Jewish calendar today. In the Bible, Kislev does not have a name but is referred to as the ninth month because in the Bible the months … Continue reading
Leftover Chanukah Candles and Chanukah Gifts
Q: Once the festival of Chanukah comes to an end, what does one do with the stubs of the candles that blew out before burning out completely?
Eight Days of Chanukah- What’s the Spiritual Significance?
According to Kabbalistic teachings, the number seven is the number of perfection that is achievable through natural means whereas eight symbolizes that which is beyond the realm of the natural and it’s limited perfection.