Category: Chanukka
SHADOWS AND LIGHT–CHANUKKA 5783/2022
There’s an elephant in the room, though I think most readers are unaware
Paradox — A Hanukkah Dilemma
Hanukkah teaches us how to survive exile and how to accomplish the purpose
“This Opposite This” HaShem Made the World
This tug-of-war stripped down to its basics is really about “who eats who?”
The Chinukh of Chanukka
Since Chanukka and Purim reference toward the future, R. Luria associates them with
Chanukka—Harbinger of Messianic Gender Shifts to Come
Since Chanukka and Purim reference toward the future, R. Luria associates them with
ZOT CHANUKKA–A TRIBUTE TO THE SHEKHINA
The kabbalists read into Chanukka’s eight days, a journey of progressive tikun down
A Chanukka Meditation from the Zohar
This Chanukka teaching is dedicated to Yaku, daughter of Heltcha: “Thank you for
The Menorah: Secret of Ruach HaKodesh
Chanukka 2016 / 5777 Sarah Yehudit Schneider Make a menorah out of pure gold. The
“These Lights are Holy…”: An Instruction for Meditatioin
Chanukka (2015 / 5776) Sarah Yehudit Schneider Based on teachings by R. Tsadok
“…Until there are no stragglers in the marketplace.”
Sarah Yehudit Schneider When is the time for lighting Chanukka candles? The
Chanukka and the Feminine
by Sarah Yehudit Schneider In Jewish symbology, the masculine archetype conflates with the
Hillel says to move toward many; Shammai says to move toward one
Chanukah, 2012 / 5773 Inspired by R. Tsadok HaKohen, Resisei Laila, 56 and
On Chanukka Everyone’s a High Priest
A Chanukha Teaching–2011 Based on R. Tsadok Hakohen, Pri Tsadik – Chanuka #1
The Inner Search for Pure Oil
Sarah Yehudit Schneider Among the various categories of mitzvot are those that
Chanukkah, Greece and Democracy
5769 / 2008 Sarah Yehudit Schneider There is no person or nation that
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