I ❤️Chanukah

Rabbi Yonah Bookstein
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Study along with Rabbi Yonah the origins customs laws and deeper meanings of Hanukkah.

Episodes

  1. 12/02/2021

    When is the earliest time we can light Chanukah Candles?

    Special class going in depth into the discussion of earliest time to light candles, plus a discussion if it’s better to light yourself early or late if you can’t be home at the best time to light. Brought to you by the Pico Shul Alevy Jewish learning center

  2. 12/02/2021

    When is the best time to light Chanukah Candles?

    This is an in-depth class exploring the proper time to light candles as discussed in the Talmud and later commentaries. This is brought to you by the Pico Shul Alevy center for Jewish learning

  3. 12/23/2019

    Convergence and Kindness

    What happens when Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah coincide? Why not nine days of Chanukah? More reasons why we light in synagogue.

  4. 12/23/2019

    Where the Light 🕎 Shines Brightest

    When do we light candles Saturday night? Why do some women have custom of not working during the time the candles burn? Being Mindful of the lighting practice. What happens if you are traveling? What if one spouse is away and one is at home? What about lighting candles at someone else’s home, or at the mall, do I still light at home? Story: Lighting late at night in Warsaw.

  5. 12/23/2019

    Deeper Reasons 🔥for Celebration 🕎

    Do we exchange gifts? What do we do with the leftover oil? Using leftover oil for healing?! Why don’t we use the light of the menorah again? Light on or off at home? Why fried foods? What’s the deeper reason we celebrate?

  6. 12/20/2019

    Keeping the Fire 🔥 Burning

    What’s a shamash got to do with it? Why do we light in synagogue? What does a mourner do with candle-lighting? Does everyone light? What are special plans for lighting before Shabbat? Do Shabbat candles or Hanukkah candles come first? Why 36 candles?

  7. 12/18/2019

    Holy Technique

    How to place the candles? What order to light them? What blessings do we use? Are there times when we are not permitted to light? What constitutes the mitzvah of lighting? What if the candles blow out? In a place where you can’t light candles? Why is this so technical?

  8. 12/17/2019

    How to Get lit 🔥 on Hanukkah

    How low or high do we light? How close the candles be? What constitutes a separate light? When do we light? How long do they need to stay 🔥? What happens if you didn’t get a chance to light until late? Why are there different ways of saying the blessing?

  9. 12/17/2019

    Hidden Light of Creation

    On Chanukah we do the mitzvah to the max, what does that mean? What kind of menorah? Where to light it ideally? Does everyone light?

  10. 12/15/2019

    Lighting the Lights

    What’s are the best lights for Chanukah? What is the light of Chanukah? How do miracles come about?

  11. 12/13/2019

    What is the origin of the Eight Nights of Chanukah?

    Why do we have Chanukah? Why eight nights? We begin our study of the customs origins and meanings of this beloved holiday looking into the Shulchan Aruch.

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Study along with Rabbi Yonah the origins customs laws and deeper meanings of Hanukkah.

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  • Creator
    Rabbi Yonah Bookstein
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rabbi Yonah Bookstein
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