chanukah december 4-12, 2007
Chanukah in a Nutshell Chanukah -- the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of Kislev 25 -- celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, of spirituality...
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The story of the Maccabees' brave revolt is a familiar one not only to Jews but to most non-Jews as well. I can still remember my second grade music teacher in public school giving a brief account of...
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Fanatical EducatorThe name Chanukah comes from the word chinuch, which means inauguration. Chanukah celebrates the renewal of the service in the Holy Temple after it was liberated from the Greek...
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The Spiritual FestivalThe struggles and triumphs chronicled by the Jewish calendar are always more than a struggle for physical survival. The Exodus, commemorated and reexperienced each Passover, is...
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Chanukah and Keeping Judaism Aliveby Rabbi Aron MossWe descend from the faithful few.Question:I fear for the future of the Jewish People. When I look at my family and where they are headed, it is not...
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