Tevet: Are we Allowed to Enjoy Bodily Pleasures?
The month of Tevet is a cold, wintry month, with no festivals or celebrations. Yet, in a surprising twist, exactly because of the winter cold...
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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...
The Tenth of Tevet: Waking up from the Nightmare
The tenth of Tevet is a day of fasting in mourning of the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in 588 BCE by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia. The siege, which...
Light Unto the Nations: Chanukah, the Tenth of Tevet and the Judaism of the Future – Part 3
(Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s Hebrew book, “Hanerot Hallalu”) Part 3 The Future Commemoration of Chanukah Jewish Futurism If the eight days of Chanukah...
Light Unto the Nations: Chanukah, the Tenth of Tevet and the Judaism of the Future: Part 2
(Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s Hebrew book, “Hanerot Hallalu”) Part 2 The Fourth Revolution and the Tenth of Tevet Clipping the Temple’s Wings The...
Q&A: Birthday on Tenth of Tevet
Q: My birthday is on the 10th of Tevet, which is a day of mourning for the Temple. I would love to know how I...
Light Unto the Nations: Chanukah, the Tenth of Tevet and the Judaism of the Future | Part 1
(Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s Hebrew book, Hanerot Hallalu) Chanukah and the Winter Solstice Every year, the festival of Chanukah reminds us of the...
The Dan Personality
Dan: The Tevet Personality The Dan tribe embodies special characteristics needed for this time of the year The Dan Personality The month of Tevet...
From Chanukah Until the Tenth of Tevet: A Light Unto the Nations
When Adam saw that the days were getting shorter and the nights longer, he thought that it was the end of the world and he...
The French Enlightenment is About to End.
[Editorial Note: What follows is an excerpt from a two-part series written about the epic spiritual battle between Rabbi Schneur Zalman, founder of Chabad, and...
