Tikkun Olam Revisited
…and inspired by the spirit of Chanukah which has been brought to them, to many for the first time.[37] Regarding the constitutional issue, an issue that emerged a number of…
Rabbi Eliezer Brodt on Haggadah shel Pesach: Reflections on the Past and Present
…Chanukah at the end (printed in Sefer Zicharon to Rav Yitzchak Hunter and reprinted in back of the Shvut Yitzchak on Chanukah) that Avraham Avinu was the author. See also…
Book Excerpt: Turning Judaism Outward by Chaim Miller
…105, 82 Letter to Moussia, 5th Elul 5689, ibid. p. 60. 83 Letter of Erev Chanukah 5690, ibid. p. 71. 84 Letter to Menachem Mendel, 5th Elul 5689, ibid. p….
Announcement: Musings of a Book Collector podcast
…The second free episode, on new and old Seforim related to Chanukah, titled Sefer Makabi’im, Sdei Chemed and other Chanukah related seforim was just recorded and is available for listening…
Book Review: Pischei Tefilah u-Mo’ad by Y. S. Spiegel
…on coffee generally. There is an article discussing the piyut Achlu Mashmanyim which is customarily recited on Shabbos Chanukah. As an aside, he provides an early source for eating sufganiyot…
The Name Machabee
…rejects this as we have historical evidence that Judah existed but it is worth showing how far out the theories are. [For additional posts regarding Chanukah see here.] Sources: Samuel…
