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The Maccabees who rose to the challenge through their sheer determination and faith in G-d were able to bring the Jewish people back from the brink of oblivion. We can never choose what happens to us in life; that is out of our control. What we can do is choose how to respond to those … More Thought for the seventh day of chanukah

5   The verse in Proverbs 20:27 likens man’s soul to G-d’s candle. Judaism views mankind as being created in the image of G-d. Like animals we possess earthly bodies; however our souls are a spark of the Divine. Whilst the body is nourished by food, the soul draws its sustenance from good deeds. Like … More Thoughts for 5th & 6th days of Chanukah

To listen to the shiur click here http://www.torahanytime.com/audio/mizmor-shir-chanukas-habayis-rededicating-our-inner-mizbeach/    

The word Chanukah means dedication as we commemorate the process of the rededication of the Temple.  Chanukah is also related to the Hebrew word for education, chinuch. Jewish education is not just about imparting information; rather we are educating our children to play their unique role within our community and the world at large. The … More A Thought for the Fourth Day of Chanukah

A unique property of a flame is that one can use it to light many more, and when it does so its own light is not diminished. The Talmud similarly says ‘a lamp for one illuminates like a lamp for a hundred’ (Shabbat 122a). This teaches us the lesson that ultimately we never lose by … More A Thought for the Third Day of Chanukah

The custom is to add one more candle each night. This is because the longer the oil in the Temple burned, the greater the miracle became. The Rabbis say, ‘one who does not increase, decreases’ (Ethics of the Fathers 1:13). Our relationship with Judaism should be something organic and growing. Each new candle introduces a … More A Thought for the Second Day of Chanukah

      The Chanukah menorah should ideally be placed in a window facing the street in order to publicise the miracle. These tiny flames flicker proudly and proclaim our Jewish identity to our families inside the home as well as to the world outside. These candles proclaim that am yisrael chai, the Jewish people … More A Thought for the First Night of Chanukah

We now begin what is in my opinion, the most dramatic story in the Torah. Yaakov favours Yosef, the son of his beloved deceased wife Rachel over all his other sons. Yosef himself becomes the object of scorn, derision and even attempted murder due to his illusions of grandeur, something his brothers simply cannot tolerate. … More Parshas Vayeishev – It’s all a question of perspective

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