לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: We have to leave the house around 15 minutes after Chanukah lighting and plan to

Chanukah is far more than a historical commemoration; it is a deeply resonant source of spiritual, moral and national guidance. The triumph of light over

(Courtesy of Bris Avrohom) For the 12th consecutive year, Bris Avrohom placed five menorahs at the George Washington Bridge (GWB), the busiest crossing in the

My father frequently told me about his favourite Shabbat drasha that he heard from his rabbi, Morris Untermann, in his youth during the “Swinging ’60s.”

There was once a public debate between a rabbi and an astrophysicist regarding the nature of our universe. The astrophysicist—representing the atheist perspective—confidently approached the

“Forget about it!” is a common phrase that I hear when people tell others or themselves not to think about their past. While in Judaism

Chanukah is a powerful symbol of how Torah and Judaism remain relevant in the face of both spiritual and physical challenges throughout history. Jews have

In 2005, one of my best friends, Rabbi Yoel Margolese, organized the first Siyum HaShas in Eretz Yisrael for Anglos. They invited the Rosh Yeshiva

Under the shadow of the war in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, the IDF is preparing for the holiday of Chanukah. Over the past couple of

In his account of the story of Chanukah, Rambam (Laws of Megillah and Chanukah 3:1) chooses to accent an element of the triumph over the

Last Chanukah, on the eve of the seventh day, Major (in reserves) Maor Lavi Hy”d found a chanukiah in a house in Gaza. He and

What are we supposed to gain from our observance of Chanukah? To answer this question, I would like to look at Halacha. Even though we