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Chanukah

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A lesson in English: Chanukah.

Chanukah is the eight-day festival of lights, beginning on the 25th of Kislev.

It belongs to the series “Lessons for the holidays (English)” (lesson 2 of 4).

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  • A Chanukah lesson, given during the war, about the meaning of the oil and the Greek attempt to defile it.
  • The lesson connects the story of Isaac digging wells with the Chanukah story, and with the idea of uncovering what was already there.
  • Women are obligated in the mitzvah of Chanukah candles, with the Rebbe’s explanation involving a verse about women and the miracle.
  • The Torah story of Yehuda and Tamar is read as an allusion to God and the Jewish people, connected to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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Source: Rebbetzin Esther Piekarski’s YouTube channel · YouTube
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