Chanukah
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Rav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan. This series covers Chanukah.
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A special message from Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Executive Director of Pidyon.
20 Tevet 5771 | 27 Dec 2010 | Duration: 1:39
Does a wife away from home light if her husband lights at home? Can a child light on behalf of a parent? What does a family do when dad comes home after everyone is sleeping?
1 Tevet 5771 | 8 Dec 2010 | Duration: 11:48
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A husband is away in a place where other Jews are lighting. Is he yotzei by his wife's lighting? Also: why did chazal make a bracha on seeing Chanukah candles, unlike any other mitzvah?
30 Kislev 5771 | 7 Dec 2010 | Duration: 14:55
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; Tosfot Sukkah 46a d.h. "HaRoeh"
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Do husband and wife automatically fulfill each others' Chanukah obligations, or must they explicitly intend to do so?
29 Kislev 5771 | 6 Dec 2010 | Duration: 15:59
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a
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If your wife is lighting at home, you are away, and there are other Jews who have lit Chanukah candles that you can see, are you allowed to light with a bracha?
25 Kislev 5771 | 2 Dec 2010 | Duration: 15:41
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a
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When a husband is away from home, is is obligation fulfilled by his wife's lighting, or does he need to light his own candles?
24 Kislev 5771 | 1 Dec 2010 | Duration: 21:07
OC 676:3; MB 676:5-6; OC 677:3; MB 677:14; OC 671:2; MB 671:9; Igros Moshe OC 5:43a
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Does a traveller need to light his own candles?
22 Kislev 5771 | 29 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:35
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; OC 677:3
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A traveller whose wife is lighting Chanukah candles for him at home still has mitzvot to do by lighting. What mitzvot and why?
17 Kislev 5771 | 24 Nov 2010 | Duration: 17:24
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; Shabbat 23a
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On Motzei Shabbos, the proper time to light is immediately after havdalah.
16 Kislev 5771 | 23 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:35
Igros Moshe OC 4:62; Ran Shabbos 9a d.h. "Mitzvatah mi'she-tishka"
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Understanding Rav Moshe's chiddush in the time for Chanukah candles on Erev Shabbos.
15 Kislev 5771 | 22 Nov 2010 | Duration: 13:02
Igros Moshe OC 4:62; Ran Shabbos 9a d.h. "Mitzvatah mi'she-tishka"
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Rav Moshe's chiddush: on Shabbos Chanukah: light Chanukah candles immediately prior to Shabbos candles.
11 Kislev 5771 | 18 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:01
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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On Erev Shabbos, the time for lighting Chanukah candles is fixed by the onset of Shabbos, not by nightfall.
10 Kislev 5771 | 17 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:50
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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"Sunset" is the time for lighting Chanukah candles. But when is sunset?
9 Kislev 5771 | 16 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:09
OC 679:1; OC 672:1; MB 672:1, Beur Halacha d.h. "Im sof skiyata"; Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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What to do if you forget al hanissim in either the amidah or in birkat hamazon.
10 Adar 5770 | 24 Feb 2010 | Duration: 13:39
OC 682:1; MB 682:1-5
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The haftarah for the second shabbos, the maftir, and more.
30 Kislev 5770 | 17 Dec 2009 | Duration: 6:44
OC 684:1-3
Living in a dorm means that you don't have your own space -- so where do you light to best fulfill the mitzvah of ner Chanukah?
29 Kislev 5770 | 16 Dec 2009 | Duration: 13:39
Igros Moshe OC 4:70c
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Insights into the Al HaNissim prayer for Chanukah.
28 Kislev 5770 | 15 Dec 2009 | Duration: 13:29
Various topics in aspects of the Chanukah blessings.
24 Kislev 5770 | 11 Dec 2009 | Duration: 16:27
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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Reasons to make a shehechiyanu.
23 Kislev 5770 | 10 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:45
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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Do we make a shehechiyanu bracha on the day of Chanukah itself or just on the mitzvah of lighting the candles?
21 Kislev 5770 | 8 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:52
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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If forbidden oil is used to light the Chanukah candles, we save money in that we need not buy oil. Is this considered to be benefiting from the forbidden oil?
20 Kislev 5770 | 7 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:04
Igros Moshe OC 1:191
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Is there "recooking" in burning a cooked milk and meat mixture?
17 Kislev 5770 | 4 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:43
Pitchei Teshuva YD 87:4; Pri Megadim Ashel Avraham OC 673:1
Is the light from burning forbidden oil permitted for use or forbidden?
16 Kislev 5770 | 3 Dec 2009 | Duration: 13:30
Baer Heitev 673:1; MB 687:2; Pitchei Teshuva YD 87:4
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What fuels (and wicks) can be used to light the Chanukah candles?
15 Kislev 5770 | 2 Dec 2009 | Duration: 12:53
OC 673:1; Baer Heitev 673:1; YD 87:1
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We can put aside wax Chanukah candles to light olive oil instead. Can we put aside one sefer Torah to read from another?
2 Tevet 5769 | 29 Dec 2008 | Duration: 14:11
Igros Moshe OC 2:37
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Most of us don't light outside today. Where should we light?
29 Kislev 5769 | 26 Dec 2008 | Duration: 20:00
Igros Moshe OC 4:125; Shar HaTziun 671:42
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If one day's supply of oil burned for eight days, then there were only seven miraculous days -- the first day's supply was what was found. So why eight days of Chanukah instead of seven?
27 Kislev 5769 | 24 Dec 2008 | Duration: 9:24
BY OC 470:1
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What does it mean when we say in the Chanukah: story that "there was only one jug of 'pure' oil?
25 Kislev 5769 | 22 Dec 2008 | Duration: 10:27
BY OC 470:1
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We must always regard mitzvot respectfully, never putting ourselves above a mitzvah.
20 Iyar 5768 | 25 May 2008 | Duration: 16:04
Ch"A 68:2
On the eigth day of Chanukah, we read "Zot Chanukah", the dedication of the mishkan, including the lighting of the menorah. There is more to this then the obvious similarity of the events.
3 Tevet 5768 | 12 Dec 2007 | Duration: 8:51
OC 684:1; Num. 7:22-8:4; Rashi, Num. 8:1; Yalkut Shimoni B'ha'alotcha 247:719
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On Rosh Chodesh Chanukah, we read from two sifrei Torah. But how do we divide up the aliyot between Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah? Also: what if we accidentally take out only one sefer Torah or begin reading from the wrong sefer Torah?
1 Tevet 5768 | 10 Dec 2007 | Duration: 6:33
OC 684:3; MB 684:12-18; Beur Halacha d.h. "v'Im Ta'ah; v'Im Tzarich"
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Oils and wicks that are prohibited for shabbos candles are permissible for Chanukah candles. What is the difference between Chanukah and shabbos that we treat the halacha of their candles differently?
25 Kislev 5768 | 5 Dec 2007 | Duration: 14:25
OC 673:1; MB 673:1
While we don't know exactly when Yosef was sold into slavery, there are hints that he was sold on Chanukah.
19 Kislev 5768 | 29 Nov 2007 | Duration: 13:16
Gen. 37:24-26; Shabb. 22a; Sofrim 18:3; Ps. 30; Mal. 3:14
In general, when we rise for the amidah we turn toward Jerusalem, which in the US means facing East. But we may also face South -- toward the Menorah, or North, toward the Table. Just what is this directionality about?
5 Tevet 5767 | 26 Dec 2006 | Duration: 11:50
Bava Batra 25b; OC 94:1-2; MB 94:1-2
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On Erev Shabbos -- and even on a weekday -- one should take care not to place Chanukah candles where they may be blown out by the wind.
1 Tevet 5767 | 22 Dec 2006 | Duration: 8:32
OC 680:1-2; MB 680:1,3-4
What is the Torah reading for Chanukah and why? What do we read on shabbos? Rosh Chodesh?
29 Kislev 5767 | 20 Dec 2006 | Duration: 11:09
OC 684:1-2; MB 684:1-2,5,7
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Chanukah is a holiday of thanks and praise expressed by, among other things, the daily recitation of Hallel.
28 Kislev 5767 | 19 Dec 2006 | Duration: 8:12
OC 683:1; MB 683:1
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Why doesn't al hanisim mention the nes of the oil? Adding al hanissim to birkat hamazon and the amidah; what if you forget al hanissim?
27 Kislev 5767 | 18 Dec 2006 | Duration: 13:42
OC 682:1-2; MB 682:1-4,6
Today, we in the US generally don't put our Chanukah candles outside. But they should be placed in a window nonetheless. Where is the best place to put them?
24 Kislev 5767 | 15 Dec 2006 | Duration: 14:48
OC 671:6,8; MB 671:26-28,30,50,54
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When lighting Chanukah candles before Shabbos, it is best to daven Mincha first -- especially if it's the first night. Why? And what if you can't?
22 Kislev 5767 | 13 Dec 2006 | Duration: 15:37
OC 672:1; OC 679:1; MB 679:1-2; Shaar HaTzium 679:7
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Where is the best place to light your Chanukah candles?
21 Kislev 5767 | 12 Dec 2006 | Duration: 13:03
OC 671:5; MB 671:21,24-25
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Each Chanukah candle must be separate and distinct, and all must stand in a row, none more or less important than another.
20 Kislev 5767 | 11 Dec 2006 | Duration: 13:16
OC 671:4; MB 671:14-15,18-19
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Chanukah has mystical origins that go all the way back to Creation. In fact, Chanukah is woven into the very fabric of the universe.
18 Kislev 5767 | 9 Dec 2006 | Duration: 16:21
Midrash Tanhuma B'ha'alatcha 5; Gen. 32:25; Rashi to Gen. 32:25; Chul. 91a; Av.Zar. 8a; Gen. 1:3; Rashi to Gen. 1:4; Num. 33:29; Chag. 12a
Dedicated in honor of Rabbi Joseph Hager.
Why is Chanukah the only holiday where there is no festive meal? What does the joy of Chanukah celebrate?
16 Kislev 5767 | 7 Dec 2006 | Duration: 13:15
OC 670:2; MB 670:6,9
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Various lesser-known aspects of Chanukah: prohibitions on eulogies and fasting; women's freedom from work while the candles are burning; the courageous acts of Yehudit, the daughter of Yochanan the High Priest, and more.
15 Kislev 5767 | 6 Dec 2006 | Duration: 16:14
OC 670:1-3; MB 670:3-5,7,10,12
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The introduction to Chanukah as brought in the Mishnah Brurah.
14 Kislev 5767 | 5 Dec 2006 | Duration: 12:50
OC 670:1; MB 670:1
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Which mitzvah comes first, Chanukah candles or Havdala?
29 Kislev 5766 | 30 Dec 2005 | Duration: 7:23
OC 681:2; MB 681:2,3
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Which are lit first, Chanukah candles or Shabbos candles?
28 Kislev 5766 | 29 Dec 2005 | Duration: 5:53
OC 679:1; MB 679:2
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27 Kislev 5766 | 28 Dec 2005 | Duration: 6:00
Ta'amei HaMinhagim; Ex. 30:7; MT Tmid. u'Mus. 3:10; Encyclopedia Talmudit
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Women, guests, and Chanukah candles. Are women obligated to light Chanukah candles? Why or why not?
22 Kislev 5766 | 23 Dec 2005 | Duration: 10:23
Shabb. 23a; OC 675:3; OC 677:1-2; MB 677:2-3
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What blessings are recited over the Chanukah candles and why?
21 Kislev 5766 | 22 Dec 2005 | Duration: 9:11
Shabb. 23a; OC 676:1; Shaarei Teshuva 676:1; MB 676:1
22 Kislev 5766 | 22 Dec 2005 | Duration: 1:26:06
Which Haftara portion is read on Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Chanukah? Why?
20 Kislev 5766 | 21 Dec 2005 | Duration: 10:55
Meg. 29a-29b; Tosefos Shabb. 23b d.h. "Hadar"; OC 684:3
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If you only have enough money for Chanukah candles or Shabbos candles, which takes precedence? What about candles vs. Kiddush wine?
19 Kislev 5766 | 20 Dec 2005 | Duration: 10:15
OC 671:1; MB 671:1-3; Shabb. 23b; OC 678:1; MB 678:4
We all light one candle on the first day and add one each day, but is that the mitzvah?
18 Kislev 5766 | 19 Dec 2005 | Duration: 10:34
Shabb. 21a-21b; Tosefos d.h. "V'haMehadrin min HaMehadrin"; OC 671:2; Baer Heitev 671:3
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15 Kislev 5766 | 16 Dec 2005 | Duration: 9:03
Shabb. 21b Tosefos d.h. "D'i lo idlik madlik"; OC 672:2; MB 672:4; Shaar HaTziun 672:17
14 Kislev 5766 | 15 Dec 2005 | Duration: 8:06
Shabb. 21a; OC 672:2; MB 672 ad locum
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13 Kislev 5766 | 14 Dec 2005 | Duration: 6:27
Shabb. 21a; OC 672:1; MB 672 ad locum
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