Tevet

Tevet: Are we Allowed to Enjoy Bodily Pleas...

Dec 29, 2022Comments off

The month of Tevet is a cold, wintry month, with no festivals or celebrations. Yet, in a surprising twist, exactly because of the winter cold

Sixth Candle: Chanukah and the Winter Solst...

Dec 22, 2022Comments off

Every year, the festival of Chanukah reminds us of the war of the Jewish people against the Greek kingdom, which represented an existential spiritual threat

The Tenth of Tevet: Waking up from the Nigh...

Dec 15, 2021Comments off

The tenth of Tevet is a day of fasting in mourning of the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in 588 BCE by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia. The siege, which

Light Unto the Nations: Chanukah, the Tent...

Dec 30, 2020Comments off

(Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s Hebrew book, “Hanerot Hallalu”) Part 3 The Future Commemoration of Chanukah Jewish Futurism If the eight days of Chanukah

Light Unto the Nations: Chanukah, the Tent...

Dec 24, 2020Comments off

(Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s Hebrew book, “Hanerot Hallalu”) Part 2 The Fourth Revolution and the Tenth of Tevet Clipping the Temple’s Wings The

Q&A: Birthday on Tenth of Tevet

Dec 24, 2020Comments off

Q: My birthday is on the 10th of Tevet, which is a day of mourning for the Temple. I would love to know how I

Light Unto the Nations: Chanukah, the Tent...

Dec 17, 2020Comments off

(Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s Hebrew book, Hanerot Hallalu) Chanukah and the Winter Solstice Every year, the festival of Chanukah reminds us of the

The Dan Personality

Jan 01, 2020Comments off

Dan: The Tevet Personality The Dan tribe embodies special characteristics needed for this time of the year   The Dan Personality The month of Tevet

From Chanukah Until the Tenth of Tevet: A L...

Dec 28, 2017Comments off

When Adam saw that the days were getting shorter and the nights longer, he thought that it was the end of the world and he

The French Enlightenment is About to End.

Jan 12, 2015Comments off

[Editorial Note: What follows is an excerpt from a two-part series written about the epic spiritual battle between Rabbi Schneur Zalman, founder of Chabad, and

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