Chanukah II 5785

                Tonight, December 31st, the 1st day of the month (“Rosh Chodesh”) of Tevet, is the seventh night of Chanukah. Jews the world over have kindled seven candles in their menorahs to celebrate the seventh consecutive day that the one…

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Chanukah 5785

Tomorrow night, we will kindle the first Chanukah candle. We celebrate the eight-day Chanukah holiday by lighting an eight-branch menorah, each branch representing one night of the holiday. By daily adding another candle, we acknowledge the miracle of the Temple…

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Chanukah 5784

Chanukah תשפ"ד Before coming to Partners this evening, we lit the sixth Chanukah candle, celebrating the miracle of the one flask of oil, which should have fueled the candles for only one day and miraculously lasted for a full eight. …

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Chanukah 5783

Chanukah תשפ"ג             Before coming to Partners this evening, we lit the third Chanukah candle. The one flask of oil, which should have fueled the candles for only one day, miraculously lasted for a full eight.  Jews the world over lit their menorahs to…

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Chanukah 5782

Chanukah תשפב             This evening, before coming to Partners, we lit the third Chanukah candle. We celebrate the holiday of Chanukah by lighting a new candle for each of its eight days, until we light eight candles on the last day. The…

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