Chanukah

Sanctifying the Menorah of Our Face
|

Sanctifying the Menorah of Our Face

A 'How-to' Guide for Likutei Moharan 21:2 In last week's article entitled They Found One Sealed Flask of Oil, we discussed the meaning of a rather cryptic statement in the Sifra di'Tzniuta (Zohar ha-Kadosh, Terumah 178a): 注址转执旨讬拽指讗 讟指诪执讬专 讜住指转执讬诐 讝职注值讬专指讗 讚职旨讗址谞职驻执旨讬谉 讗执转职讙址旨诇职讬指讬讗 讜诇指讗 讗执转职讙址旨诇职讬指讬讗 (Atika is hidden and sealed; Ze'ir Anpin is reveal and not…

Doors in the Dark
|

Doors in the Dark

Likutei Moharan 9 and the Light of Chanukah In last week鈥檚 issue of The Shoemaker Report, we learned about the halachah of placing the Chanukah light within ten tefachim of the ground. Since we are still basking in the light of the days of Chanukah, let鈥檚 take the time to learn the meaning behind another…

The Light of the Tzaddik
|

The Light of the Tzaddik

A Teaching on Likutei Halachot Orach Chaim Chanukah 2 Many laws exist pertaining to the lighting of the menorah during Chanukah. Let鈥檚 focus on just one halachah (Shabbat 21b): 讗指诪址专 专指讘执讬谞指讗 诪执砖旨讈讜旨诐 讚职旨专址讘指旨讛: 讝止讗转 讗讜止诪侄专侄转 谞值专 讞植谞讜旨讻指旨讛 诪执爪职讜指讛 诇职讛址谞执旨讬讞指讛旨 讘职旨转讜止讱职 注植砖指讉专指讛 (Ravina said in the name of Rabbah, 鈥楾his is to say, it is a…