Category Archives: Hanukkah

Yisroel Pensack: Chanukah — A Different Perspective

An Israeli rabbi, in an essay published this week, has offered an unusually realistic view of the significance of Chanukah. “Some believe that we are celebrating the fact that an amount of oil burned longer than expected. This is a … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: Happy Chanukah!

This is not a Lubavitcher chossid, obviously.  The branches of Chabad-Lubavitch menorahs are straight and diagonal — not like this: or this: but like this: and this: and this:

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I Light It – NCSY Chanukah Musical Remix 2010 (Music by Six13)

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Candlelight – The Maccabeats

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