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| Kislev 5781 / December 2020 |
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Dedicated in memory of Israel Koschitzky z"l,
whose yahrzeit falls on the 19th of Kislev.
May the world-wide dissemination of Torah through the VBM be a fitting tribute to a man whose lifetime achievements exemplified the love of Eretz Yisrael and Torat Yisrael.*********************************************************************Dedicated in loving memory of Abraham Gontownik z"lon the occasion of his twenty-first Yahrzeit.The Gontownik Family
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by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
One response to the Greek culture is to view it as a hostile enemy that should be erased entirely from our midst. Another point of view exercises discernment in its response. Our yeshiva seeks to distinguish between the pure and the impure, but this approach entails its own challenges.
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By Dr. Alan Jotkowitz '82
The Rambam presents the laws of the Chanuka lamps in two separate chapters of Hilkhot Chanuka, and he provides a different reason for the mitzva in each chapter. In this shiur, we will posit that the explanation for this relates to the centrality of the Jewish home in the history and laws of Chanuka. Read more
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By Rav Moshe Taragin
We tend to imagine Chanuka in uniquely nationalistic and Jewish-centered terms. However, Chanuka also marks a major advance in the human spirit. Our defeat of Antiochus assured that Divine will on this earth would continue to shape human development. Read more
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