Why gelt and what’s gelt. Why on Chanuka? Some thoughts. Short Version. Longer Version.

Chanuka candles (as opposed to Shabbos candles) are not for any use. We are not allowed to benefit from them at all. Why?

Listen to what the candles are saying, longer version.The candles of Chanuka are only to be looked at. The Frierdiker rebbe says the candles in their quiescence and peacefulness are saying something incredibly deep. LISTEN, Longer Version.

Two reasons: 1) In the pre-Moshiach world only actual things matter not potential, not-withstanding the great advantage of the potential over the actual. 2) We follow Beis Hillel who connects it to מעלין בקדש ולא מורידין rather than to פרי החג. All eight days of Chanuka have nothing tot do with Goyim!

The war and the oil. Some hold we celebrate only the oil. The RaMbaM holds we celebrate both. Some of the ramifications of the RaMbaM’s perspective. Winning means having peace (5774/ 2013). The two levels of ‘Pada BiShalom’ are reflected in Chanuka’s two miracles. Chanuka, the darkness is the truth (5774/ 2013). the darkness of…

Chanuka the day after (5769/ 2008) Part One.The war was won the 24th and the holiday declared the 25th.

End of HaYom Yom. Some thoughts on the Hayom Yom. Meaning Tzadik doing Teshuva.

A yid whose very essence was ”Avoda”. (5771).

This little blurb discusses that the Mabul was a Mikva Tahara after which Hashem established that nature would never be interrupted. Shabbos epitomizes this but every moment of nature is by itself Godly.