Chanukah
Pure Light | Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Va’Yeshev/Chanukah 2020
The New Jew | Parshat Miketz /Zos Chanukah
In memory of my father Abe Sodden לעילוי נשמת אברהם בן ציון בן יצחק The New Jew. How Jews reinvent themselves in every generation Join me for three minutes to learn about Parashat Miketz and Zos Chanukah! https://youtu.be/wYht2-gmh0g...
Pure Light
Israel's major oil export is true pure oil. Join me for three minutes to learn about Parashat Vayeshev and Chanukah! In memory of Leah bas Avraham Chaim ת.נ.צ.ב.ה https://youtu.be/dDDE-6oigrs
The Miracle Has Already Begun | Chanukah 2020
When do miracles begin? Join me for three minutes to learn about Chanukah!
Kitzur Hilchos Chanukah (Audio)
A short daily Halacha explaining the background and the laws of Chanukah. Learn about Chanukah with Rabbi Yaacov Haber.
Turning on G-d’s light
Our function in this world is to activate G-d's light. G-d said: "Light the Menorah and the world will see that it is not I that illuminate the world but you." (Medrash Shmos Rabba 36;2) When the world was created G-d said "Let there be light!" From the beginning of...
What Side Are We On?
The Chanukah story took place 2190 years ago in the year 176 BCE. At that time the Jews lived in Israel in relative peace. Yet, while we were living a traditional Jewish lifestyle in Jerusalem a world revolution was going on. The Syrian-Greeks who were the strongest...
Searching for Light
I was thinking about Chanuka, and a new idea occurred to me. Chanuka, the Festival of Lights, occurs at the darkest time of the year -- the time when you would least expect it. And this is an important characteristic of Judaism: that light, and holiness, occur where...
A History of the Shechinah
Lately I have started praying for something new. I still pray for good health, for my children, for peace in Israel, and for parnossa — but I now realize that it really all comes down to one thing. I have started praying for the Shechinah. I realize that when G-d...
A History of the Shechinah
Lately I have started praying for something new. I still pray for good health, for my children, for peace in Israel, and for parnossa — but I now realize that it really all comes down to one thing. I have started praying for the Shechinah. I realize that when G-d...