The Chanukah Omission
…that Megillas Taanis is really Maseches Chanukah, since the most important and lengthy chapter is about Chanukah. Therefore the answer to why Rebbi did not include a masechta about Chanukah…
The Customs Associated with Joy on Chanukah and Their More Obscure Sources
The Customs Associated with Joy on Chanukah and Their More Obscure Sources by: Eliezer Brodt In previous posts we have discussed some of the customs relating to Chanukah, in this…
Eliezer Brodt: The Chanukah Omission
The Chanukah Omission by Eliezer Brodt Every Yom Tov we celebrate has different questions relating to it which become famous and are discussed from all different angles. Chanukah too has…
The Haftarot of the Sabbaths of Hanukkah and the Haftarah of the Sabbath of Rosh Ḥodesh Tevet
…the haftarah for the Sabbath of Hanukkah is from “the lamps of Zechariah,” and if Hanukkah coincides with two Sabbaths, the haftarah for the first Shabbat is from “the lamps…
The History behind the Ashkenazi/Sephardi divide concerning lighting Chanukah candles
The History behind the Ashkenazi/Sephardi divide concerning lighting Chanukah candles By Zachary Rothblatt Zachary Rothblatt learned in Kerem B’Yavneh, Ner Yisroel, and will be receiving Semicha soon from RIETS. He…
Chanukah Controversies, Customs and Scholarship: A Roundup & Update
…Chanukah, חנוכת הבית,” examined an obscure Chanukah text, Chanukas ha-Bayis, cited by Magen Avraham. (That initial post launched a prolific collaboration—Eliezer has since contributed dozens of articles, completed his Ph.D….
Chanukah Customs and sources
…section of his work, Neta Gavreil on Chanukah to Nitel. For more on the various customs associated with Chanukah, see Neta Gavreil Chanukah; Pardes Eliezer Chanukah 2 vol.; R. Yitzhak…
The Hanukkah Miracle
…triumphantly entered the Holy City. They purified the Temple, and their kindling of the lights during the eight-day festival of Dedication—Chanukah—is a telling reminder, year by year, of the rekindling…
Chanukah books and Etymology, Miracles (?), Dreidel, Cards and Christmas: A Roundup of Previous Posts
…on Chanukah, חנוכת הבית,” discusses an obscure Chanukah-related work, Chanukas ha-Bayis, cited by Magen Avraham. Subsequently, Eliezer wrote dozens of articles for the Seforimblog and his Ph.D. dissertation on the…
April Fools! Tracing the History of Dreidel Among Neo-Traditionalists and Neo-Hebraists
…Only two mitzvot of Chanukah are mentioned in Rabbinic sources: lighting candles and reciting the full Hallel. Over the centuries, many other practices came to be associated with Chanukah. Some…
The Identity and Meaning of Chashmonai
…Amidah insertion for Chanukkah; the text includes the phrase: Matityahu ben Yochanan kohen gadol ve-Chashmonai u-vanav…[12] There are also midrashim on Chanukkah that refer to a Chashmonai who was a…
The Birkhat ha-Mazon as an Early Modern Supplementary Prayerbook
…Zemirot. 3. Havdalah. 4. Hanukkah. 5. Song for Sabbath of Hanukkah. 6. Purim. 7. Wedding ceremony. 7. Circumcision ceremony. 8. Redemption of the Firstborn. 9. Eruv Tavshilin and Hazerot. 10….
Chanukah Posts & Dreidel
…and related aspects including: the “Bet Yosef’s” question, why there is no tractate devoted to Chanukah, the name Machabee, various Chanukah customs and their origins, this book review on a…
The Meaning of the Name “Maccabee”
…brothers in battle. -In its dating of the story of Chanukah, it erroneously assumes that the retaking of the Temple coincided with the beginning of Hasmonean rule in Palestine. In…
Chanukah Posts
The posts related to Chanukah can be found here….