Chanukah

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Chanukah: Turkey and Latkes

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Chanukah is a most popular holiday, even amongst “secular” Jews. For those living in Israel, the vastly outnumbered Maccabees defeating the powerful Greek/Syrian army has great resonance for an independent Jewish state surrounded by many…
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Emunah Shabbat in Honour of Ruth Kelman, z"l

Tiferet Unterman

Mrs. Ruth Kelman z”l was born and raised in Toronto, to one of the few observant families there at the time...for more information on Mrs. Ruth Kelman, z"l, mother of Torah in Motion founder Rabbi Jay Kelman, click on "Full Schedule…
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Avot and Banim

Dr. David Flatto

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Rabbi Kalonymos Kalman Shapira: Jewish Spirituality and the Holocaust, Chanukah 1942

Dr. Don Seeman will present a lecture on Rabbi Kalonymos Kalman Shapira: Jewish Spirituality and the Holocaust, Chanukah 1942. Shapira's manuscripts, recovered from the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, outline his spiritual struggle to deal…
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Judaism vs. Hellenism in the Eyes of Twentieth Century Thinkers 

Rabbi David Bigman

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What was Chanuka, What is Chanuka

Rabbi Zvi Grumet

Class

Chanukah: Down Memory Lane

Rabbi Jay Kelman

We tend to assume that, with the recital of the shir shel yom, the daily psalm—or Aleinu if you daven nusach sefarad, Shacharit is over. Yet a quick glance at the siddur demonstrates that this is not necessarily so. While not widely…
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Chanukah Before Chanukah: The Biblical, Rabbinicﾠ& 'Pagan' Origins ofﾠthe Jewish 'December' Holiday

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

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Hallel on Chanukah: A Biblical or Rabbinic Obligation?

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Class

Channukah and Chukat HaGoyim

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