Hanouka in english
הרב דוד דניאל הכהן שליט״א
תקציר
The Rav asks why the Sages instituted Hanukkah for the miracle of the oil rather than for the military victory of the few Hasmoneans over the Greek army. He recalls the story of the single sealed jar of pure oil that burned for eight days, and asks why the Sanhedrin waited a year before fixing the festival for all generations. In the Rav's view, the Greeks did not mainly want to kill the Jews but to modernize the Torah, as the Reform and Conservative movements do today. The miracle showed that Hashem wants only the authentic Torah, unchanged, and the people returned to it. The Rav also explains the Al HaNissim prayer in this light, and urges giving generously to support Torah study.
רגעים מרכזיים
- 0:13 Why remember the miracle of the oil and not the war? חנוכה
- 1:02 The Hasmoneans find one sealed jar of pure oil חנוכה בית המקדש
- 2:22 Why the Sanhedrin waited a year to fix the festival חנוכה מועדים
- 3:36 The Greeks wanted to modernize the Torah, not only to fight אקטואליה לימוד תורה
- 4:52 Eight days of burning oil: Hashem wants only authentic Torah חנוכה אמונה
- 6:22 The people return to the Torah and the festival is fixed for all generations מועדים תשובה
- 6:56 How the adversary weakens Torah study by cutting its funding לימוד תורה יצר הרע
- 7:39 Giving generously to support Torah, as the Shela teaches לימוד תורה מצוות
- 8:07 Explaining the Al HaNissim prayer חנוכה תפילה
- 9:02 The Hellenizers and the righteous: Hashem shows who is right גאולה צדיקים
Hanouka in english