Jewish Holidays: Chanukah – Part 2 – video

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, Shabbat 21b)

Jewish Holidays: Passover – Part 2 – video

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…”