Posts tagged with ‘Chanukkah’

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The Chanukkah Puzzle

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

THE CHANUKKAH PUZZLE I expect that many people will have heard that CHANUKKAH is often referred to as a minor Festival.  So my first question is: Why is it called a minor Festival?  The reason is because it did not originate in the days of the Torah and none of the eight days are considered […]

Mikketz 5773

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

  The Sidra of Mikketz describes Joseph’s miraculous rise to power. Unfortunately, ancient Egyptian documents, which shed clear light on the whole story of the Israelites’ migration and stay in Egypt, have not yet been discovered. Therefore, there are different opinions regarding the identity of the King of Egypt who appointed Joseph to his high […]