Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday 30 November 2010



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David J. Davidson - Dovid HaLevi ben Yaakov
Kislev 23, 5771 · November 30, 2010
This Week's Features Printable Magazine
Jewish Practice
Who, where, when and how. Let the menorah wizard walk you through the ins and outs of lighting the menorah.

The various prayers, hymns and texts associated with Chanukah.

Foods, gifts, games, and prayers . . . Learn about Chanukah's varied customs and traditions.

Everything you need to know and do in a brief, printable guide.

The history of the game and how to play.

Discover the importance of the menorah and how, when and where to light it.

WatchWatch (4:34)
Spirituality
You might call it the cosmic mega-drama.
Some history . . . What's a miracle? . . . Power of the individual . . . The Greeks and the Jews . . . The mind and beyond . . . Chanukah today . . .

By Tzvi Freeman
"Ritually pure"-what, exactly, is that? What properties does a ritually pure sample of olive oil have that the others don't?

By Chaya Shuchat
Q and A
This subtle form of "bribery" is an essential component of the educational process.

By Yisrael Rice
Video
A rabbi, a college student, and a gefilte fish share their feelings about Chanukah.

Dovid Taub & Jonathan GoorvichWatchWatch (2:18)
A little light chases away a lot of darkness.

By Tzvi FreemanWatchWatch (1:20)
The story of the stubborn little flame that refused to be extinguished. And the story of you and I . . .

By Chana WeisbergWatchWatch (1:52)
Ezy, Eli, Dina and Rina explore their inner "super powers" to spread light in the world.

By Dovid Taub and Yitzchak FeigenbaumWatchWatch (3:54)
Women
It was Jewish women who led the Maccabees to declare war.

By Chana Kroll
Our task on these eight nights is to rededicate the Temple, in our own times, in our own lives.

By Chaya Kaplan-Lester
Cook (and fry) up a traditional Chanukah storm: latkes to applesauce, jelly doughnuts and more recipes for all tastes.

Stories
In September 1990 I went off to defend a country that I was prohibited from entering.

By Doron Kornbluth
A Letter Sent to the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Life changes should always take place in the light of day, not in darkness...

The candles are burning low and he is staring at them. Flame meets flame and a soul ignites . . .

By Chaim Drizin
Parshah
Don't run away from the dream; don't look for some other meaning. Make the dream the solution.

By Yanki Tauber
Why are there so many dreams in the book of Genesis?

Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe