Ep. 288: What Is the Halachik and Hashkafic Explanation for Public Menorahs?
In loving blessed memory of our father Leslie. Dedicated by his children Gillian, Richard and John.
- Chassidus Applied to Chanukah
- What was the dispute between the Jews and the Greeks?
- How do we explain the victory of Chanukah when in the end Greek secularism seems to have prevailed in modern times?
- What is the halachik and hashkafic explanation for public menorahs?
- Is Zos Chanukah the end of judgment of Rosh Hashana?
- Lessons from Miketz
- 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?
- Since the purpose of Chassidus is to apply it to our lives, why was there a “kitrug” to prevent this?
- Why don’t we follow the Alter Rebbe’s directive to recite psalm 119 weekly?
- Follow up (episode 284-286):
- Rochel and Leah
- Non-Jews
- Marriage
- Chassidus question: What is the concept of olives according to Chassidus?
- My Life 2019 essays:
- I’ll Do It Later, Shmuly Katzoff, 16, Brooklyn, NY
- Separateness That Leads to Closeness, Levi Berger, Bal Harbour, FL
- The Three Tricks in a Chassid’s Basket, Ben Diamond, 34
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