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8:00pm: What Is the Halachik and Hashkafic Explanation for Public Menorahs?

The topics in this week’s 288th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Is the Halachik and Hashkafic Explanation for Public Menorahs? How Do We Explain the Victory of Chanukah When in the End Greek Secularism Seems to Have Prevailed in Modern Times? How Do We Explain the Seemingly Unacceptable Behavior of the Tribes? If You Don’t like Someone, Is It Better to Be Two-Faced and Speak Nicely to the Person, or Behave like the Tribes Who Couldn’t Speak to Yosef?

Weekly Story: So What If It Is Permissible

In honor of Tes and Yud Kislev Rabbi Tzvi Telsner of Melbourne, Australia farbrenged. During the farbrengen he mentioned the mesiras nefesh of the Cantonist soldiers and related the following story. I decided to post it as its message is one of the lessons of Chanukah, as will be noted after the story. Your feedback is most appreciated.

Weekly Story: Yud Tes Kislev #2

As noted in last weeks’ story, I am continuing to share with those who use these weekly stories by their Shabbos table or at farbrengens, some (4) additional stories and thoughts for Yud Tes Kislev farbrengens. As always your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Here’s My Story: The Art of Faith

Mr. Michoel Muchnik is a Jewish artist and illustrator of children’s books whose present focus is on developing bas-reliefs and murals. His works have been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and other venues in the United States and abroad. He was interviewed September of 2015.

Weekly Story: Yud Tes Kislev #1

It was extremely heartwarming and gratifying this past week, when numerous Shluchim from near and far, came over and thanked me for enhancing their Shabbos table or farbrengen in shul, with these weekly stories. In response to their request I will begin mentioning a few thoughts that I prepared to farbreng with on Chag Hachagim – Yud Tes Kislev.