April 13, 2025

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The Flames That Burn On and On

(Courtesy of Kollel Chatzos) “Bren, lichtele, bren…” As we sing at our precious Chanukah licht, we implore that the candle burns and burns and burns…

Chanukah: Light in the Darkness

Chanukah is remarkable in a number of ways. Jewish holidays are typically marked by physical actions one is required to do and prohibitions—some combination of

Farmer Kobi Comes for Chanukah

Karen Rostoker-Gruber’s “Farmer Kobi’s Hanukkah Match” is available nationwide at Barnes and Noble this holiday season for fun reading with the whole family. In 2016,

ShabbosLite Spreads Light

Chanukah, of course, is the celebration of the Jewish people coming from the darkness into the light. And since I work in the lighting business,

Chanukah and Emunat Chachamim

Probably the most popular story in the Talmud is the story of the modular oven (Baba Metzia 59b); its parts connected by sand so that

Vayeishev: Esav’s Malls

Parshat Vayeishev launches the conclusion of Sefer Bereishit: the saga of Yaakov, his family, and the internal strife that gashes any attempt at family unity.

Hitting the Jackpot

Check your pockets; if you purchased a lottery ticket a few weeks ago, you may have the winning ticket. As of this writing, the $1.5

How’s Our Hearing?

Parshat Vayeishev Sefer Amos, the third of the “minor” prophetic books that comprise Trei Asar, opens with a scathing criticism of those kingdoms that surround

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