Jewish Holidays: Chanukah – Part 1 – video

Loading the player… The Triumph of Jerusalem Over Athens Chanukah and the Miracle of Jewish Survival The Jews’ devotion to maintaining their spiritual freedom can only be described as supernatural. What gives us this miraculous strength?

Jewish Holidays: Chanukah – Part 2 – video

Loading the player… Hillel or Shammai, Liberal or Conservative? Two ways of looking at Chanukah The House of Shammai says: “On the first day of Chanukah, one lights eight lights; from here on, one progressively decreases.” The House of Hillel says: “On the first day, one lights a single light; from here on, one progressively increases.” (Talmud, […]

Jewish Holidays: Passover – Part 2 – video

Loading the player… If G-d Redeemed Us, Why Are We Still in Exile? Analyzing the Opening Passage of the Haggadah This class on the Haggadah presents the mystical understanding to the opening reading at the Seder: “This is the bread of affliction that our fathers ate…”