Chanukah
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Chanukah
This discourse, taught on Shabbat of Chanukah by the Rebbe in 1966, focuses on the opening verse of the Haftorah from Zacharia 2:14. The discourse explains the spiritual power of Charity, Tzedaka,...
Joining Opposites
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe in the week of Chanukah in 1969. It develops the theme that in a time of Exile opposites can join, and the darkness and light signified by the terms ‘sing’ and...
Joy in the Light and Also in the Dark
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Vayeshev in 1969, which was Shabbat Chanukah. The Haftorah from Zacharia begins (2:14) ‘Sing and rejoice daughter of Zion’. The Rebbe expounds this...
The Power of Chanuka
This discourse "to understand the chanuka lights" taught in 1965 on Shabbat Vayeshev, the eve of Chanuka, speaks of the power of Chanuka to transform negative forces into positive, darkness into...
Alef Chanuka 71
The Alef Kabbala Group (7 December 2010)had a Chanuka Party and this talk presented ideas from the Zohar (in Tanya ch35) and Rabbi Dov Ber Shneuri about the significance of the Chanuka lamp.
Mitzvata Mishetishka 5738
The Alef Kabbala Group (30 November 2010) explored an edited discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Chanuka in 1977. Opening with the words (Shabbat 21b) that the Mitzva of the Chanuka lamp is...
Chanuka (2008)
The Alef Kabbala Group (23 December 08) had a Chanuka Party with Yossi Negin playing violin and presentation of points about Chanuka discussing an image of the significance of the Lamp as expressed...
Alef Chanuka Party 2007
The Alef Kabbala Chanuka Party (11 Dec 07) with Yosi and Zalman Negin on violin and keyboard,and exploring points about Chanuka, based on Chassidic-Kabbalistic teachings.
Our Sages learnt, the Mitzva of the Chanuka Lamp..
The Alef Kabbala group (4 Dec 07) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Chanuka Kislev 5738 (1977), beginning with a passage from the Talmud (Shabbat 21b) "Our Sages learnt, the Mitzva...
Alef Chanuka Party
The Alef Group (19 Dec 06) had a Chanuka party, with Rabbi Zvi Telsner, Tali Loewenthal and Yosi Negin playing violin. There was also some discussion of a discourse said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe...
Ve Ata Be Rahameha Hanuka (5723)
The Alef Kabbala Group (8 December 09, 14 Kislev) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Shabbat Vayeshev 1962 (5723, which was also Shabbat Chanuka, focusing on a phrase in the Al...
THE MENORAH AND THE KABBALAH,a talk by Tali Loewenthal at Chabad of Bristol, December 2008
THE MENORAH AND THE KABBALAH,a talk by Tali Loewenthal at Chabad of Bristol, December 2008.
Chanukah Talk (5772)
A talk on the themes and meaning of Chanukah, recorded in 5772. The talk explores the inner significance of the festival, the miracle of the oil, and the Chassidic dimensions of publicising the...
Risk All To Gain All
How risking everything for one's ideals brings out the deepest qualities of character, connecting Joseph's dangerous obedience to his father's instruction to the Chanukah theme of risking all for...
When Opposites Join
The apparent contradiction of the Jewish people being both free and in exile, using the story of Joseph in Egypt as a mirror of the Jewish experience. The insight is that Chanukah, occurring during...
Religion And Action
Joseph as a model of the spiritually committed person who also engages actively in the material world. The insight is that the Chanukah message of bringing light into darkness is perfectly expressed...
Chanukah For The Whole Year
Four spiritual teachings from the eight Chanukah lights, beginning with the flask of pure oil. The insight is that each light carries a lesson for the entire year ahead, and Chanukah is an annual...
The Drama Of History
Parallels between the confusion of Joseph's brothers in Egypt and the perplexity of the Jewish people after the Gaza war. The insight is that just as the drama of the Sedra ultimately led to...
Teachings Of The Menorah
The teachings hidden within the Chanukah Menorah, including the Shammes candle and the eight days of light. The insight is that each detail of the Menorah conveys deep spiritual meaning about Jewish...
Staying On The Swing
The image of a child on a swing to explore the principle that descent precedes ascent, illustrated by the chain of events from Joseph being sold into slavery to his eventual rise as Viceroy. The...
Working For Miracles
Whether miracles happen in our time, exploring the different kinds of miracle from the wondrous in nature to the openly supernatural. The insight is that working for miracles, through spiritual...
מהותו של חנוכה
A Chassidic booklet on the inner meaning of Chanukah, structured in eight chapters corresponding to the festival's themes. Published by the Centre for Chassidic Study in London, it explores the...
Joining Worlds
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayigash, 5725 (1965), during Chanukah. The Sedra begins with Judah drawing near to Joseph, and the Haftorah has the Prophet Ezekiel...
Lehavin Inyan Chanuka Making The Darkness Shine
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayeshev, 5726 (1965), during Chanukah. The discourse asks why the Chanukah lamp differs from the Temple Menorah in number of lights,...
You Fought Their Battle -Edited
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Miketz, 5728 (1967), during Chanukah. The Ve-al Hanisim prayer states that G-d 'fought their battle', and the Rebbe explains this not...
Redeeming The Daughter Of Zion
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Chanukah, Parshat Miketz, 5727 (1966). The Haftorah for Shabbat Chanukah opens 'Rejoice, Daughter of Zion', and the discourse asks why the Jewish...