Chanukah

Zot Chanukah is often treated as the end of Chanukah. But Chassidus teaches the opposite: this is where it finally begins. Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore the hidden depth of Zot Chanukah through a striking Belzer custom: singing Mizmor L’Todah specifically on the final night of Chanukah. Why does gratitude wait until now? Why wasn’t it possible earlier? We uncover a powerfu...

Chanukah is usually 30 minutes of candles… and then eight days of “okay, it’s Chanukah .” But what if the whole avodah is learning to notice what’s already happening? In this shiur , Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David l earn a short but powerful piece from Rav Ginsburgh that flips the way we think about the “two miracles” of Chanukah: the military victory and the miracle of the oil. Bot...

In this Chanukah prep shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David learn a piece from Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh, based on a sicha of the Lubavitcher Rebbe from 5714 (1954), contrasting two very different kinds of light: the light of the Menorah in the Beit HaMikdash and the light of our little Chanukah flames today. The Menorah of the Mikdash shone in a time of shleimut – when the Shechinah...

What if the deepest miracles of Chanukah aren’t revealed in fire, but in freedom ? In this shiur full of heart, music, memory, and truth, Rav Shlomo Katz takes us into the light of Chanukah, the soul of Shabbos, and the cry of the Jew who just wants to break free. We journey from ancient Greek philosophy to modern academia, from Rabbi Mordechai Singer z”l in Vietnam to the cries of tzaddikim by th...

Based on the teachings of Rav Biderman, we learned about the world of possibility and opportunity that Shabbos Chanukah offers.

Based on a teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, we see how the nature of oil teaches us how to be a true lamplighter in the world.

Based on a piece from Reb Tzadok Hakohen of Lublin, we discover what becomes so crystal clear to us on Zos Chanukah.

What happens when even the holiest war leaves you broken? Rav Shlomo Katz opens a window into the soul of Matisyahu and his sons — not at the moment of military triumph, but as they stood in the newly reclaimed Beit HaMikdash, weeping. Two of their children had died in the war. And now, at the peak of victory, they turned to Heaven with a trembling plea: “Hashem, please show us it wasn’t for nothi...

Why do Chassidim wish each other "gmar chasima tova" during the holiday of Chanukah?

When it comes to Chanukah, everyone speaks about the Ohr Haganuz, the concealed light. What is the hidden light? R' Tzadok takes us on a journey like only he can.

What if the deepest answers to your child’s future are already shining from their smile? Rav Shlomo Katz invites us into a raw, real, and radiant journey through parenting, faith, and the meaning of light. Using the song “HaYeledim HaEilu” by Chanan Ben Ari as a living text, Rav Shlomo explores how the mitzvah of Neirot Chanukah — lights that we’re not allowed to use, only to look at — teaches us...

Becoming Normal with the Simcha of Chanukah. Woodmere, NY Erev Chanukah December, 2022

Based on the teachings of R' Ya'akov Meir Shechter December, 2016 Efrat, Israel

Can I stop feeling guilty if the miracles that took place to the Chashmona'im don't light up my soul, and bring out the greatest feelings of thanks and gratitude? Based on the Chernobler Rebbe and Rav Raz Hartman, we learned the depths of the second bracha we say on the candles.

Likutei Moharan Tinyana 2 - ימי חנוכה הם ימי הודאה An in-depth learning of the second teaching from the second volume of Likutei Moharan, where Rebbe Nachman takes on a journey through the days of Chanukah to delight in the world, to learning halacha, to the flow of blood, to childbirth, and much more.

Based on the teachings of Reb Itche Meier Morgenstern, we learned how one approaches the moment of lighting the candles, which is essentially the moment we are able to light up our neshamas. chanuka, chanukah , shlomo katz , chassidus , baal shem tov , shirat david , efrat

Based on the teachings of Reb Itche Meier Morgenstern, we learned the inner depths of what lies beneath the light of the menora. bayam darkecha, shlomo katz , shirat david , efrat , channuka , hanuka

Likutei Moharan Tinyana 2 - ימי חנוכה הם ימי הודאה An in depth learning of the second teaching from the second volume of Likutei Moharan, where Rebbe Nachman takes on a journey through the days of Channuka to delight in the world, to learning halacha, to the flow of blood, to childbirth and much more. chanuka, rebbe nachman , likutei moharan , shlomo katz , shirat david , efrat , chassdidus , chas...

The incredible opportunity of the type of rest which Shabbos Channuka brings to the world, our homes and our minds. shabbos , channukah, candles , Light, lubav ich, rebbe , shlomo katz , efrat , shirat david

3 minutes on one of the fundamental principles of Chassidut - to be a walking Chanukiya chanuka, reb nachman , breslov , emuna , faith

A nine-minute breathing/musical meditation, ushering in the light available during Chanukah. chanukah, meditation , breath , shlomo katz , menora , candle , torah

How do I make sure I take Chanukah with me once it's over? chanuka, rav biderman , shlomo katz, efrat , torah , israel , holiday , light, shirat david

an in-depth understanding of the Al Hanisim prayer chanukah,  light,  jew,  torah , shlomo katz , al hanisim

based on the teachings of the Sfas Emes, we discover how in a certain way the holiday of Chanukah represents a far greater opportunity than other holidays that are from the Torah. chanukah,  light,  menora,  sfas emes,  sfat meet,  holy temple,  beit hamikdash, shlomo katz, efrat, shirar david

A teaching from the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, R' Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, regarding the deeper element of the war that took place on Chanukah chanukah, torah, helenist, greeks, holy temple, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat