Dec 29, 2024
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 09 | Miketz - Chanuka, by Rav Eli Weber
What does the Torah have to do with Chanuka? Why is the commandment for the menorah where it is? What did the brothers feel guilty of? Why did the brothers lie to Yaakov?
Dec 26, 2024
"Mizmor Shir Chanukat haBayit...leDavid?" An analysis of Psalm 30 and its association with Chanuka, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why is there a psalm titled "Mizmor Shir Hanukkat haBayit leDavid" - if David never saw the Mikdash built?
A custom is recorded in Maskhet Soferim (c. 9th century) to recite Psalm 30 on Hanukkah....
Dec 26, 2024
Miketz | Pharoah's Dreams | Chida veChalom, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
How are we to understand the amazement with which Pharaoh and his advisors reacted to Yoseph's solutions to the king's dreams?
Pharaoh's Dreams (the cows and the sheaves) reexamined, based on an observation of Dr. Moseh Zeidel z"l. The "Hidah"...
Dec 25, 2024
The Overlap Between Chanuka and A Christian Holiday: Perspectives Upon the Impact of Chanuka upon the Non-Jewish World, by Rav Moshe Taragin
Dec 19, 2024
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 08 | Vayeshev, by Rav Eli Weber
Why did Esav go to Edom and why does Yaakov stay? Did Yaakov believe Yosef's dreams? Was Yosef always a tzadik?