Sixth Candle: Chanukah and the Winter Solstice
Every year, the festival of Chanukah reminds us of the war of the Jewish people against the Greek kingdom, which represented an existential spiritual threat...
Category : Kislev
Abraham, Rebbe Zusha, the Lights of Chaos
Rabbi Meshulam Zusil of Anapoli, better known as Rebbe Zusha, was a senior student of the Maggid of Mezritch. Brother of the renowned Rebbe Elimelech...
The Fifth Candle: Healing the Hellenic Aesthetic with the Eight Faces of Divine Beauty
The aesthetic of beauty is central to Hellenic culture. Because its use was meant to obscure beauty’s Divine source, we as Jews could not then,...
The First Candle: Of Tzadikim and of Heroes
Translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh's book on Chanukah, Hanerot Hallalu The Chanukah Candles’ Light and Warmth We begin our 8-day-long journey into the secrets of Chanukah...
The Eighth Note
What is the most important and significant number in the Torah? Most likely, you thought of seven: Seven days of the week, seven days of...
Q&A: Chanukah Sefirot Correspondence
Q: How do the eight days of Chanukah correspond to the sefirot? A: The eight days of Chanukah correspond to the sefirot from Binah, Understanding...
The Voice of Jacob
What is the secret of the Holiday of Redemption on the 19th of Kislev and its continuation on the 20th of Kislev? The Ba’al Shem...
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the Forefathers of Chassidut
In this video clip, Rabbi Ginsburgh draws parallels between the three Jewish Patriarchs and the three forefathers of Chassidut....
