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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Miketz-CHANUKA 5780
Vol. 16 No. 13, 24 Kislev - 2 Tevet, 5680 / Dec. 22 - 30, 2019
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Welcme to our special Chanukah issue.
The first two articles offer Kabbaliatic insights into two vastly different Chanukah customs. The additional 8th article — because of the eight nights and lights of Chanukah, of course — is appropriately titled "the Weight of Eight"; it is translated from the Zohar with added commentary, specially for KabbalaOnline. The 6th article is for the Torah reading of the week, Miketz. ATTENTION! Kabbalaonline-Shop's Monthly Sale includes Special Delivery of your personal prayer to Rabbi Chaim of Chernovitz's gravesite on his yahrzeit-hilula this week, as well as to that of Chana and seven sons of Chanuka fame - both buried here in Tzfat. Dedication
a bright, delightful, enlightening Festival of Lights. |
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| Chanukah - Laws & Customs | |
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Lessons from the Dreidel
— By Rabbi Bentzion Milecki
The dreidel tells the story of both the history of the world and its ultimate purpose. |
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Cheese and Dairy on Chanuka
— "I'm going to try to eat my Chanuka cheese in cubes. Why? Because…."
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| Chanukah - Chasidic Masters | |
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Chanukah and Life’s True Purpose
— The Greeks scoffed at our Jewish outlook; they believed only in what they could see.
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| Chanukah - Contemporary Kabbalists | |
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Soul Unions
— When the Temple is rebuilt and we thank G-d for having annihilated the Greeks, we will not be thanking Him for something no longer relevant.
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| Chanukah - Mystical Classics | |
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Bread and Lights
— Both the Menorah and the showbread table of the Temple are symbolized by the Chanukah menorah.
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| Weekly Torah Reading - Chasidic Masters | |
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Compassion of the Righteous
— The winner doesn't necessarily come out on top
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| Chanukah - Mystic Stories | |
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The Highest Bid
— Reb Boruch the tinsmith was a totally dedicated chassid, bound by love and devotion to his rebbe with all the strings of his soul.
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| Chanukah - The Zohar | |
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The Weight of Eight
— The number eight is associated with an awareness of the miraculous.
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