24 Dec Insight on the Holiday of Chanukah

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There is an interesting thought behind the lighting of the Menorah. We light as per Bet Hillel who said on the first night we should light one candle, and on...

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24 Dec Attending a Siyum Hashas

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I. Sources For A Siyum Is it a mitzvah to attend a Siyum HaShas, a celebration of completing the study of the entire Babylonian Talmud, if you have not done the...

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18 Dec A Titanic Victory and a Small Cruse of Oil: Eyes Fixed on Eternity

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David Brooks, in an engaging but superficial article on Hanukah in the New York Times (The Hanukah Story, NY Times, December 10, 2009), sheds light on the brighter side of...

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17 Dec Q&A With Country Yossi

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FAST FACTS: Name: Yossi Toiv A/K/A Country Yossi, A/K/A El Chapo. Grew up in:  A hurry in East New York, Brooklyn Currently lives in: A refrigerator box under the elevated...

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17 Dec Q&A With Giggl Founder Menachem Tzvi Roseman

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FAST FACTS: Name of Founder: Menachem Tzvi Roseman Founded: December 2013 Number of Current Volunteers: Approximately 30 men and 40 women Based out of: Brooklyn, New York What’s GIGGL? GIGGL is...

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17 Dec The Greatness of Rachel Imenu

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In the medrash on Eicha (24) it says that when the time came for the churban, Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov came before the Ribbono Shel Olam to daven on behalf...

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17 Dec Chanukah Kashruth Questions

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When is the optimal time to light Chanukah candles? The Talmud (Shabbos 21a) relates that Chanukah candles should be lit when the sun disappears from view, and should remain lit for...

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17 Dec The Chanukah Spirit

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Each of our Jewish Holidays comes with a special message and has a distinct way that it impacts upon the life of every Jew. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are...

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17 Dec Emunah and Bitachon

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The parsha ends with Yosef Hatzadik asking the sar hamashkim to repay the kindness he showed him by remembering to try to get him out of prison. The sar hamashkim...

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17 Dec Your Only Habit Should Be Not Doing Anything By Habit

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According to management gurus, routine not only helps efficiency and productivity but also creativity. Many successful creative people swear by the routines they formed: author Stephen King famously sits...

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