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Chanukah GuideThe Chanukah Lights are lit in the eveningspreceding each of the eight days ofChanukah beginning with Friday, Decem-ber 11, 2009.

Waiting for Hanukah Miracles,Or, Making Them HappenThere is so much that is needed to be done,so many miracles for which we pray. Weshould continue to pray. We should reciteTehillim. But we should also take action..

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Flight or Fight?So, tell me, just because 4,000 years ago oneof my ancestors had a hip dislocated I mustcurb my culinary cravings? Is this fair, is itlogical? Why remember that--what's thepoint?

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Miracles often serve as an essential part of reli-gion. A miraculous event often is given as aproof of the religion. Among many religious

groups, a series of miraculous events engineered by“prophets” often provide the narrative for a religious workor book. Subsequent generations study this narrative as thebasis of their own religion.

Our Rabbis have always seemed to have misgivings aboutmiracles. Miracles tend to violate the very laws of naturethat our Rabbis treasure as proof of the very magnificenceof G-d’s created world. We believe the sun will rise tomor-row because that is how G-d set the world in motion. Thatis part of the beauty of G-d’s Creation. We memorialize inwords in our Evening Service in the prayers that preface theShema how all the Cosmos is set in order by G-d. Miracleswhich seem to either violate or go against the laws of naturedisturb this Rabbinic point of view.

Yet, we still seem to have miracles within Judaism. We readin the Torah and the rest of the Tanach about a talking don-key, a river that flows backwards, and many other seeming

miracles. However, the Rabbis teach in Pirke Avot about thecreations that occurred in the waning hours of Friday after-noon during the week of Creation. The “talking donkey”was not a miracle. During Creation, the process that wouldlead to the talking donkey appearing at a certain time andplace in history was set in motion. This donkey was not areal miracle, not a violation of the laws of nature, but a cre-ation of G-d from the seven days of Creation.

Hanukah is seen as a miraculous holiday. Yet, what themiracle of the holiday is remains somewhat unclear. Is it amiracle that the cruse of oil containing only one day’s supplylasted for eight days, or is it the miracle of the holiday that asmall group of Jewish Maccabees was able to repel the muchlarger Greek-Syrian army to regain Jerusalem and the Tem-ple? Both are described as Hanukah miracles. One of thesemiraculous actions results from the actions of people whobelieved in the righteousness of their cause and worked hardto achieve the “miracle.”

There is within Jewish understandings of miracles a rolefor believers within the miracle that appears as a gift ofG-d. The Red Sea split only after one of the Israelites actu-ally dove into the water believing that G-d would lead thepeople across the Sea in safety.

From a Jewish point of view, G-d will assist us miracu-lously, but we shouldn’t just wait for G-d. Our destiny is ul-timately up to us. Our actions can lead to miracles. We canrise to a level far above the everyday to bring about the mir-acles that we often need to rescue and save us.

In 1976 in Entebbe, the Israeli colonel Yonatan Ne-tanyahu, brother of the current Prime Minister, led themiraculous rescue of the hostages that had been on the hi-jacked plane. How a force could land undetected in thisAfrican capital to bring out those captured in a hijacking wasthe stuff of miracles, but the execution of believing people.

Miracles can happen in our own day. When Captain Sullythis past year successfully landed a jetliner filled with peoplein the Hudson River, we witnessed another miracle. Theseemingly impossible was accomplished by a pilot who be-lieved that it could happen. A hundred people owe their lifeto a pilot who combined real skill with a belief that it couldhappen.

There are a number of tragic circumstances in our worldwhich call out for potential miracles to occur. The tragic sit-uation in Darfur seems to demand a miracle. The continu-ous war in Israel calls for a miraculous resolution. Hungerand poverty in America demand miraculous solutions. Weneed to believe that no solution is beyond resolution. Weneed to welcome the partnership with G-d in perfecting asHis partners His created world. But we can’t wait for thingsjust to happen. We have to work towards accomplishing theseemingly impossible, armed with the belief that it will hap-pen. We have to acquire the requisite skills, gain experiencewhere needed, and commence the work. The human role ina miracle does not take away the miraculous nature of theact.

The Maccabees just didn’t wait for G-d to bring the Jewsback. They acted.

There is so much that is needed to be done, so many mir-acles for which we pray. We should continue to pray. Weshould recite Tehillim. But we should also take action.

There is no reason to believe that the war in Darfur cannotend with peace and a restoration of the rights of those op-pressed. The City of Peace, Jerusalem, can again find peace.Hunger in America can be ended. The miracles we seek canoccur. But from the Jewish point of view, we can help tobring the miracles to fruition. There is much we can accom-plish. We can bring about new Hanukah miracles.

In this spirit, Hanukah can be the springboard for the mir-acles we seek. Wouldn’t that be miraculous?

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Moshe Zvi Holtzberg entered the partytent in Kfar Chabad, Israel, escorted by his two grandmoth-ers and his nursemaid Sandra Samuel. Although theevening's emcee had warned the large audience that a three-year old might easily be crowd-shy, he smiled as he climbedup on a Victorian couch to get his first haircut.

Moshe's grandfathers Nachman Holtzberg and ShimonRosenberg each cut a curl from Moshe's shoulder-lengthauburn hair, followed by a line-up of distinguished IsraeliRabbis and public figures. The three-year old boy stood qui-etly, accepting miniature chocolate bars from the beardedrabbis as they snipped his locks. At last, when GrandfatherHoltzberg swept him into his arms, he laughed.

Conspicuously absent from the celebration were Moshe'slate parents, Rivkah and Gavriel Holtzberg. Terrorists mur-dered them one year earlier in Mumbai, India where they

were serving as outreach emissaries of the Chabad move-ment. Samuel rescued Moshe, extricating him from thecommunity center attacked by the terrorists.

The ceremonial haircut is a Jewish custom called the up-sherin. It marked Moshe's third birthday, a traditional timefor children to begin Jewish education and to start wearingreligious garments. At his haircutting, Moshe was alreadywearing the knotted white ritual fringes, hanging below theknees of his dark dress suit, and a yarmulke embroideredwith his name.

Over 2000 men and women gathered in separate sectionsof the tent at dinner tables set with flowers and candelabras.They came from Israel and abroad to take part in this bit-tersweet combination of celebration and memorial. Theevening was also dedicated to saluting the lifework ofChabad emissaries like the Holtzbergs who create welcom-ing Jewish resource centers offering kosher food, Jewish ed-

One Year Later, Mumbai Chabad HouseSurvivor Turns Three

by Barbara Sofer - Kfar Chabad, Israel


ucation and friendship around the world.

At least a quarter of the guests were Israel-based emissarieswho run the 257 Chabad Houses in Israel. Others includedfriends, supporters and Israeli travelers to India who had ben-efited from the Holtzbergs' hospitality and help. Among themwas Ronen Dewash, 37, an Israeli who allegedly escaped froman Indian prison where Gavriel Holtzberg frequently visitedhim.

"Gabi inspired me to become a different person," said De-wash who now lectures to Israeli teenagers about the dangersof extended travel and drugs.

Rabbi Rosenberg, Rivkah's father, reminded the guests thatthe evening was above all a thanksgiving meal for the rescueof Moshe. He and Rabbi Holtzberg, Gavriel's father, publiclythanked Samuel for her courageous rescue of their grandsonand lauded her righteousness.

"Moshe was both a witness to the events in Mumbai and res-cued from the fire," said Rabbi Holtzberg. "It was a Divinewish that he was the only one saved." He expressed his hopethat that his grandson Moshe would grow up to be an emissarylike his parents, and one day take up their unfinished work inMumbai.

The difficult year of family mourning which recently endedwas also marked with extraordinary kindnesses and gooddeeds, insisted Rabbi Holtzberg. "Gavriel and Rivkah broughtRedemption to the world by inspiring us to be united. Over500 children have been named for them, many institutions, andthousands upon thousands of private acts of goodness havebeen inspired by and dedicated to their memory."

Rabbi Rosenberg also announced the anticipated openingof the Good Deed Inn, an educational and hospitality centerin Afula to be created in the slain young couple's memory. Itwill include activities for special-needs children and also serveas a stopping off place for Israelis on their way to hiking tripsin Israel's north.

The evening began with the public recitation of memorialpsalms for the Holtzbergs and the other victims murdered inMumbai. It ended with festive Chasidic line dancing withMoshe riding high on his grandfathers' shoulders. Leading re-ligious entertainer Avraham Fried performed a new memorialsong "They Walked Together" based on the Biblical verse re-ferring to Abraham's binding of Isaac.

"Memorial ceremonies are usually thought to elevate thesouls of the departed," said Moshe's great uncle, Rabbi YitzhakGrossman who heads the Midgal Ohr network of educationalInstitutions, "But Rivkah and Gavriel have elevated our soulstonight."

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The Chanukah Lights are lit in the evenings precedingeach of the eight days of Chanukah beginning with Fri-day, December 11, 2009. Please see the section 'Special ShabbatRequirements' for special instructions regarding lighting the candlesbefore Shabbat.

Who lights the Menorah?

Both men and women are obligated tolight the Chanukah menorah, or to partic-ipate in the household menorah lighting.

Children should be encouraged to light their own meno-rahs. Students and singles who live in dormitories or theirown apartments should kindle menorahs in their ownrooms.

Where to place the Menorah?

Many have the custom to place themenorah in a doorway opposite the

mezuzah (such is the custom of Chabad-Lubavitch) so thatthe two mitzvot of mezuzah and Chanukah surround theperson. Others place it on a window sill facing a publicthrough-fare. (If placed on the windowsill, it should beno higher than 20 cubits - about 29 feet - above streetlevel).

Setting up your Menorah

The Chanukah lights should consist oflamps or candles - i.e., a flammable fuel

that feeds a visible flame via a wick. The most ideal wayto fulfill the mitzvah is with cotton wicks in olive oil orbeeswax candles; paraffin candles or other types of can-dles or lamps are also acceptable, but not gas lights orelectric lights. If circumstances do not allow the use ofan open flame, a proper rabbinical authority should beconsulted).

The lamps or candles must contain enough fuel, at thetime of the lighting, to burn until half an hour after night-fall ("nightfall" is the point at which it grows dark enoughfor three average-sized stars to be visible - about 20-30minutes after sunset, depending on the location).

The lamps or candles should be arranged in a straightrow and should be of equal height. The shamash - the"servant" candle that kindles the other lights - should beplaced apart from the rest (higher, outside the row, etc.).

On the first night of Chanukah one light is kindled on

the right side of the Menorah, on the following night adda second light to the left of the first and kindle the newlight first, proceeding from left to right, and so on eachnight.

When to light your Menorah

The Chanukah lights are kindled in theevening preceding each of the eight days

of Chanukah. The custom of many communities (andsuch is the Chabad-Lubavitch custom) is to light themenorah shortly after sunset; other communities light itat nightfall. In either case, the menorah must containenough fuel at the time of the lighting to burn until 30minutes after nightfall. Note: The standard Chanukah candlesonly last approximately 30 minutes. If using those candles, thenlight after nightfall every night.

If one did not kindle the Chanukah lights early in theevening, they can be kindled later, as long as there are peo-ple in the streets (or others awake in the house).

Special Shabbat requirements

IMPORTANT: It is forbidden to light a fireon Shabbat, which extends from sunset on Fri-

day evening until nightfall on Saturday night. Therefore,on Friday evenings, December 11 and December 18 2009,the Chanukah Lights should be kindled early, before theShabbat Lights, which are lit 18 minutes before sundown.Additional oil or larger candles should be used for theChanukah Lights to make sure they will last a full halfhour after nightfall -- the standard 30-minute Chanukah candlescannot be used on Friday.

From the time the Shabbat candles are lit (Fridayevening) until Shabbat ends (after nightfall Saturday night)and until the Havdalah prayer (separating Shabbat fromthe weekday) is recited, the Chanukah menorah shouldnot be re-lit, moved or prepared.

Chanukah lights for Saturday night are kindled onlyAFTER Shabbat ends after nightfall.

Blessings to recite before lighting theMenorah

On the first night of Chanukah, Friday, De-cember 11, 2009, recite all three blessings. On all subse-quent nights, recite blessings number 1 and 2.


1. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,who has sanctified us with His commandments, and com-manded us to kindle the Chanukah light.

1. Ba-ruch A-tah Hashem E-lo-ke-nu Me-lech Ha-olam A-sherKi-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-tav Ve-tzi-va-nu Le-had-lik Ner Cha-nu-kah.

2. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days,at this time.

2. Ba-ruch A-tah Hashem E-lo-kei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam She-a-sa Ni-sim La-avo-te-nu Ba-ya-mim Ha-hem Bi-z'man Ha-zeh.

3. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us toreach this occasion.

3. Ba-ruch A-tah Hashem E-lo-ke-nu Me-lech Ha-olam She-heche-ya-nu Ve-ki-yi-ma-nu Ve-higi-a-nu Liz-man Ha-zeh.

After kindling the lights, the Hanerot Ha-lalu prayer is recited.

Sitting by the Lights

One is not to benefit from the lightof the candles, only from the shamash

and other sources of light. For the first half an hour whenthe candles are burning, it is customary to sit by the candles,and tell stories relating to the holiday.

Work should not be done in the proximity of the burningcandles. Women have a custom to refrain from householdwork during the half hour that the lights are burning, tohonor the brave Jewish women who played a significantrole in the Chanukah story.

More Chanukah prayers

During the eight days of Chanukah, we add the AlHaNissim liturgy to the Amidah (daily silent prayer) and the

Grace After Meals.

The complete Hallel prayer (see your prayerbook) is alsosaid in the morning service.

A portion of the Torah is read daily in the Synagogueduring morning prayers.

Extra Charity

It is customary to increase one's dailygiving to charity. On Fridays we givedouble the amount, to account for

Shabbat.

Channkah Gelt

It is traditional to give all children Chanukah gelt (money).

Of course, this beautiful custom adds to the children'shappiness and festive spirit. In addition, it gives adults anopportunity to give the children positive reinforcement forexemplary behavior, such as diligence in their studies, andacts of charity.

Chanukah gelt is given to children after lighting themenorah. The children should be encouraged to give char-

ity from a portion of their money.

Holiday foods

Because of the great significance ofoil in the story of the Chanukah mira-

cle, it is traditional to serve foods cooked in oil. Amongthe most popular Chanukah dishes are potato latkes (pan-cakes) and sufganiot (doughnuts).

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I don't remember where or if or how I celebratedChanukah my freshman year, but what happened mysophomore year is something I will never forget. About aweek before Chanukah I discovered that my parents hadsent me a gift through a local Jewish organization on cam-pus. I hadn't known this Jewish group existed at my

school, let alone gone to visit their center. With me thatday when I went to pick up the package was my roommateJen, a Japanese-American woman, as well as my best friendViviana, who was Mexican-American; there was alsoHarley, who was French, Trichette, from the Caribbean,Melanie who was Indian and a girl from Ireland. Our littlegroup represented just about every color, creed and reli-gion possible.

I was feeling way too cool and hip to actually hang outwith my fellow Jewish students, who were too outwardlyproud of their own religion for my comfort level. So Iquickly took my package and left with my friends, eagerto open it. Inside there was a little tin menorah, a box ofblue and white candles and of course, the little chocolategelt that I so loved. Yet looking at the menorah, I realizedthat I was going to need some instructions to even re-member when or how to light.

Thinking out loud, I looked at my friends and said,"Wow, I feel like such a bad Jew, I can't even remember

which way you light it, if it's from right to left or left toright…" Before I could figure out why I chose to sharethis concern of mine, my very own roommate, Jen, theJapanese-American, looked at me and said, loud and clear,"Bad Jew… off to the showers with you!"

Even as I write this now, more than fifteen years after ithappened, I get the chills. I honestly can't even tell youwhat happened immediately after that, as I just don't re-member. What I do remember is that everything stopped,froze actually, and then my mind started racing as I triedto come up with another explanation, another possibilityfor what she could have meant. Though no matter howhard I tried, there was simply no explanation...

There was a collective gasp after Jen's remark, followedby absolute silence. No one said anything. I would like tohope that it was only because they were too shocked to

speak, for the possibility that they weren't bothered by itis too much to bear. I don't remember walking back toour apartment, the very apartment I shared with this per-son. The next thing I recall is sitting on my bed, and mybest friend, Viviana, was sitting next to me and crying. Shecouldn't even talk, she just cried and hugged me and toldme she was so sorry.

Needless to say, that incident essentially ended myfriendship with Jen. She did apologize, over and over againabout how it came across wrong and it was just a joke andshe didn't really mean it. I did believe she was sorry, trulysorry. But I felt she was sorry that she verbalized it, notthat she was sorry that she thought it and most likely feltit. I could forgive her carelessness in opening her mouthwhen she shouldn't have, but how do you forgive some-one when they share their true feelings, and those feelingsare hatred towards you and your people?

That Chanukah I did not light the menorah. I did ab-solutely nothing to celebrate Chanukah. At the time, I felt

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I couldn't. Everything related toChanukah suddenly was defined bythat statement. Every time I looked atthe menorah, all I could think of was"Bad Jew…" I hated Jen so much forwhat she had said, but even more, Ihated her for taking away Chanukahfrom me.

At the time, I had no way of know-ing that this incident would be a majorturning point in my life. It turns outthat the most significant and life-changing choices I have probably evermade were based on my reaction toher statement. Prior to that day, I hadplanned on spending my junior year inFrance. I wanted something excitingand new and foreign. But after thatChanukah, I changed my mind andimmediately applied for a space at He-brew University in Jerusalem. I real-ized that the only way I could combatwhat had happened would be to takethe time to connect to the very peopleand place that clearly so many stillhated.

My stay in Israel was very difficult atfirst, and quite a few times I wonderedwhy I had even bothered coming. Iwas in a situation where due to afalling-out with my parents, I was fi-nancially independent that year. Withno savings, my only option was towork full-time while studying at theuniversity. The result was a pretty mis-erable existence. While my friendswere out having fun, traveling and en-joying their experience in Israel, I waseither in class or working as a waitress,and I rarely saw much outside theclassroom or restaurant walls.

During Chanukah break, most ofthe other kids were visited by theirparents and were brought great gifts.This only increased my negativity andleft me feeling even more alone anddeserted. At that point in time, itseemed that Jen's statement had taken

my love of Chanukah away from mefor good.

Then, the day before Chanukah, Icame back to my dorm room andthere was a card lying on my bed. Itread simply, "With wishes for a happyChanukah. Buy yourself somethingspecial!"

Felicia was a girl in the program whoknew about my situation and howhard I was working that year. Her par-ents had come to visit and had givenher $100 to buy something for herself.She decided to give me that money.

Needless to say, this was one of themost generous and moving gifts I hadever received. Her love and supportcompletely lifted me out of the de-pression in which I was quickly sink-ing. The night before Chanukah Itook the money and went shopping. Iwanted to buy something that wouldlast and be meaningful. I decided thatthe one thing I really wanted was abeautiful menorah. I wanted a meno-rah that I could look at and love andnot one that would remind me of Jen.

I spent hours searching for the per-fect menorah and finally decided onone where all the branches couldmove except for the shamash. I felt itperfectly symbolized how I was feel-ing in life, with everything movingaround me and changing, yet at thecenter of it all, at the core, was stabil-ity. That Chanukah I lit the menorahevery night, and as I watched theflames leap upwards and increase withthe nights, I allowed myself to shedthe anger and resentment I had beencarrying around with me.

That Chanukah I realized, in a verypersonal way, that fighting darknesswith darkness accomplishes absolutelynothing.

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But even more so, that there was no point in fightingat all. All I needed to do was bring in light, illuminatemyself and my surroundings, and the darkness wouldimmediately dissipate and disappear.

As I recited the blessings - first the one thankingG-d for the commandment to light the candles, thenthe blessing about remembering the miracles that weredone for our forefathers "in this time" - I realized thatthis is exactly what it meant. We are all fighting ourwars, some with the Greeks outside of ourselves, somewith the Greeks within. And they are trying to destroyus, to bring us down, if not physically, then emotion-ally and spiritually. But we can fight them, and win,even when it seems that all around us it is dark.

Chanukah falls during the two months of the longestnights. There is more darkness during this time thanany other time. And if we allow it, the darkness canconsume us. But we not only can, but are obligated tobanish that darkness. We are commanded to bringlight, and increase that light, night after night.

I still get a bit sick when I think about this incident.But I also now recognize that it was truly a blessing indisguise. It was specifically the depth of that darkness,the hurt and hatred which I experienced, which wasthe catalyst for me to make a change. Change can behard, and in my case, was very hard. Yet all it took wasthe love and help of another, the act of one whocared, to turn everything around again.

In the end, my year in Israel was a turning point inmy life. Though my program itself was secular, I hadthe opportunity that year to reconnect and learn aboutJudaism in an authentic and focused way. And whilemy decision to live a Torah-observant life was quite aprocess in itself, it really began that Chanukah - ormore precisely, the Chanukah before that Chanukah!

I still have that menorah sitting on my bookshelf. Ithas traveled with me around the world, and not aChanukah passes that it isn't lit. Now, as I light withmy husband, a rabbi, and our four beautiful children,I look at that menorah and the range of emotions andlessons that it holds. I look at its moveable arms andthink about how quickly things can change, but thatno matter what situation we find ourselves in, theflame will always bring us light and warmth as it strivesto help us reach higher. Happy Chanukah!

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the son of King Chamor, who bore the same name as thecity. Shechem later claimed that he desperately wanted tomarry her! No one in the entire city brought the prince tojustice and Yaakov's sons were not going to ignore that be-havior.

They were not ready for open warfare either, and so theydeveloped a ruse. They claimed that they were ready to forma harmonious relationship with the entire population of thecity of Shechem. "We will give our daughters to you, and take yourdaughters to ourselves; we will dwell with you, and become a single peo-ple" (Braishis 34:16). However, there was one condition.Every male of Shechem had to circumcise. Yaakov's chil-dren insisted that it would be a disgrace for the daughtersof Abraham to marry uncircumcised men. Upon directionfrom King Chamor and Prince Shechem the entire townagreed, and three days later, when the people of Shechemwere in painful recuperation from their surgery, Yaakov'schildren avenged Dina's honor. Despite Yaakov's conster-nation, they attacked the male population and wiped themout.

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On September 30, 2000, the word intafada was almost un-known to the average American. And then the riots began.On one of the first days of what has now been over threeyears of unceasing violence, against innocent Israelis, TheNew York Times, Associated Press and other major mediaoutlets published a photo of a young man who looked ter-rified, bloodied and battered. There was an Israeli soldier inthe background brandishing a billy-club. The caption ineveryone of the papers that carried the photo identified theteen as an innocent Palestinian victim of the riots -- withthe clear implication that the Israeli soldier was the one whobeat him. The world was in shock and outrage at the sightof the poor teen, blood oozing from his temple crouchingbeneath the club-wielding Israeli policeman. Letters ofprotest and sympathy poured in form the genteel readers ofthe gentile world.

The victim's true identity was soon revealed. Dr. AaronGrossman wrote the NY Times that the picture of the Is-raeli soldier and the Palestinian on the Temple Mount wasindeed not a Palestinian. The battered boy was actually hisson, Tuvia Grossman, a Yeshiva student from Chicago. He,and two of his friends, were pulled from their taxicab by amob of Palestinian Arabs, and were severely beaten andstabbed. The Israeli soldier wielding the club was actuallyattempting to protect Tuvia from the vicious mob.

All of a sudden the outrage ceased, the brutal attack wasalmost ignored and a correction buried somewhere deepamongst "all the news that is fit to print" re-identified TuviaGrossman as "an American student in Israel." It hardly men-tioned that he was an innocent Jew who was nearly lynchedby Arabs. This blatant hypocrisy in news coverage inciden-tally help launch a media watchdog named Honest Report-ing.com.

Rav Yonasan Eibeschitz, zt"l, explains that Yaakov's chil-dren knew something that was as relevant in Biblical timesas it is in today's "New York" times. Yaakov's sons knew thesecret of society. Have them circumcised. Make them Jews.Then you can do whatever you want with them and no onewill say a word. You can wipe out an entire city -- as long asit is not a gentile city. If Shechem had remained a gentilecity had the people not circumcised according the laws ofAvraham then Yaakov's children would have been con-demned by the entire world. But Yaakov's children knew bet-ter. They made sure that the Shechemites, went through aJewish circumcision. Shechem now was a Jewish city; andwhen a Jewish city is destroyed, the story becomes as irrel-evant as an American student attacked by a Palestinian mobin Yerushalayim! Unfortunately it is that simple and that old.•

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If we look closely at the details of Chanukah -the Menorah, the history, the number of flames- they can reveal the nature of our soul.

As the sun sets and the shadows of night descend, wekindle the Menorah creating light in the darkness. Lis-ten carefully to the flames and they will tell you a story,a story that will empower you to live a more profoundmeaningful life, enabling you to rise up toward chal-lenge and overcome difficulty. Sit near the flames andstudy them quietly.

"The flame of God is the soul of a human being,"says the Torah. As flames warm and illuminate their en-vironment, so too you can use your soul to infuse lifewith warmth and light. Unlike all other physical entitiesthat are drawn earthward, the dancing flames flickerupward defying gravity. Likewise your soul, not satis-fied with mere physical comforts, aspires up towardsomething beyond.

Chanukah is not just about lighting up our own lives.By placing the Menorah in the window of your homeor at your doorpost, you allow the light to radiate intothe dark street, illuminating your surroundings.Chanukah reminds us of our ability and responsibilityto effect the world around us and prompts us to shinelight into the lives of others with daily acts of goodnessand kindness. Just as a flame lights another without di-minishing itself, so too by sharing yourself you becomeenhanced rather than diminished. Every day we mustincrease illumination of ourselves and our environment- each day adding another good deed, lighting an addi-tional flame.

Chanukah tells yet a deeper story, a story that pene-trates the darker shadows of our lives. The Menorahshines a tunnel back through time to the aftermath ofa great victory in which a small band of Jews defeatedthe might of the Greek Empire. In amongst the debrisof the desecrated Temple the Maccabees searchedceaselessly until they found a single sealed cruse of oilthat miraculously burnt for eight days. When you aredefiled, when your inner Temple has been desecratedand there is no oil to be found, you have the power toreach deeper inside and discover light. The soul alwaysremains intact like a "pilot light." When you light yourMenorah under such difficult circumstances, creatinglight in the darkest moment, that light can never be ex-tinguished. The light that has dealt with challenge, thathas transformed pain into growth, is a light that tran-scends nature and transforms darkness into light.

This power to transform darkness must come from aplace beyond the conventional. We therefore light eightcandles, the mystical number of transcendence and in-finity, one beyond the number seven that represents thenatural cycle. In order to pierce darkness with light, youcan't just rely on the natural, you need to reach a deeperresource which is the eighth dimension.

These elements of Chanukah - the eight flickeringflames, the miracle of the oil, the light shining into thedark street - beckon us to connect to the power of oursoul. Our soul rises like a flame toward that which tran-scends itself, not only repelling darkness as is the na-ture of all light, but transforming the darkness intolight. •

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gid hanasheh

Of all the things we Jews observe in order to remem-ber events in our historic past, surely one of thestrangest must be what we read in this week's par-

shah. Jacob wrestles with an angel (Esau's spiritual guardian) andin the course of the struggle, his hip is dislocated. Therefore,says the Torah, to this day, the Children of Israel are not to eatthe sciatic nerve (of an animal) by the hip joint--because hestruck Jacob's hip-socket at the sciatic nerve.

The sciatic nerve (gid hanasheh) and its associated sinews andnerves are located in the animal's hindquarters, and because theyare very difficult to properly remove, only cuts from the fore-quarters are usually available as kosher meat. So if it has alwaysbothered you that you can't get a kosher rump steak, you canblame it on father Jacob and his wrestling match with the angelof Esau.

So, tell me, just because 4,000 years ago one of my ancestors

had a hip dislocated I must curb my culinary cravings? Is thisfair, is it logical? Why remember that--what's the point?

The 12th century French sage, Rabbi Shmuel ben Meir ("Rash-bam"), a grandson of Rashi and a Biblical and Talmudic com-mentator of note, offers the following insight. The story ofJacob and the angel occurred just prior to Jacob's impending en-counter with his estranged twin brother. Esau was coming withfour hundred armed men, and Jacob was actually planning toflee from Esau. That was when the angel attacked him. Accord-ing to Rashbam, the reason for the angel wrestling with Jacobwas so that he would be forced to stand his ground and not es-cape via a back route. Destiny itself was compelling Jacob toconfront the enemy and overcome him. Only then would hewitness the fulfillment of G-d's promise to protect him fromharm.

It seems that Jacob was coming dangerously close to develop-ing a pattern of escapism. He fled Beer-Sheba when Esauthreatened to kill him. He fled from Laban in Haran in middleof the night when he worried that Laban wouldn't allow him toreturn to his homeland. And now he was preparing to flee from

Esau. At any moment now there would be yet another nocturnalescape.

Apparently, G-d wanted Jacob to learn that a philosophy ofescapism is not the Jewish way. So the angel dislocated his hip,preventing him from running away. Now Jacob had no choicebut to fight. In the end, he defeated the angel and was blessedwith the name "Israel," signifying a superior stature, victory andnobility. No longer shall it be said that your name is Jacob, butIsrael, for you have fought with the divine and with man andyou have overcome.

Every son and daughter of Jacob must learn this lesson. Everyone of us must become a child of Israel. The quality of fear-lessness and courage, of strength and sacrifice, these are the hall-marks of Israel. When we stop running away from our problemsand face up to them with guts and fortitude, we enter that higherstate of consciousness. We move up from the Jacob Jew, who is

still struggling, to Israel mode, where we finally emerge tri-umphant. When we are prepared to take up the challenge andgo for the fight rather than flight, we move from being wrestlersto becoming winners, from humble Jacob to dominant Israel.

Escapism is not the Jewish way Of course it's never easy. Es-cape is usually the path of least resistance. Nor am I suggestingthat we go looking for a fight. But the fact is that there will betimes when we know that we really need to have that confronta-tion. We need to square up to a particular problem or individualin order to deal with our situation effectively. We shouldn't beconfrontational people. But often we know in our heart ofhearts that if we don't engage a problem honestly it will continueto plague us.

If we can move from meekness to courage, then the story ofJacob's wrestling match will live on and continue to inspire usto become the stronger personalities we really can be. The dis-located hip joint thus becomes worthy of eternal remembrancebecause it makes us better people. And the small sacrifices wemake in avoiding those unkosher cuts of meat around the ani-mal's hip socket are well worth the effort. •


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The story of Yoseph's discord with his brothers'waxes as a factual, albeit eternal, analogy to feud-ing Jews. There are dreams and fantasies, jeal-

ousies and misconceptions. Unfortunately, the saga neverseems to end, as even today it seems that there are thoseof our brethren who would sell out their kin - all for thesake of Heaven.

The Torah relates: Yoseph's brothers go to Shechem totend the flock of their father, Yaakov. Yoseph is sent byYaakov to find out what they are up to. As he approachesthem they declare, "Behold, the dreamer approaches." At firstthey plot to kill him but Reuvain and Yehuda intervene,one suggesting he be cast into a pit, and the other con-vincing the brothers to sell him to passing merchants.

Were the plans to rid themselves of their younger siblingpremeditated, or was the sale an im-promptu action based on sightingYoseph as he approached them?

Let us analyze the story and thecommentaries.

Yaakov asked his children to tend hissheep. The verse tells us that, "Now, hisbrothers went to pasture their father's flockin Shechem." In the Hebrew language, aprefix "es" is often used in conjunction with a noun. Hereit is used in conjunction with the word sheep. Es is a wordusually placed to allude to something additional. (e.g. thefamous command, "In the command, "Honor your fatherand your mother" the Torah adds an es before the words fa-ther and mother, "Honor es your father and es your mother."The extra word es is there to include elder siblings, step-parents and the like, all who must be afforded honor.) In

this case the word es in conjunction with the sheepis not only extra, it also has dots above it. Thosedots intone, says Rashi, in the name of the Midrash,that the brothers did not set out to tend only thesheep, thus solely for the purpose of honoring theirfather, rather they were intent on tending to them-selves. They were interested in a self-serving outing,one that involved eating and drinking, without theservice of their father in mind.

The question is simple. How does the Medrashknow that from the extra word es and the dotsabove it? Maybe the extra word and the dots implythat they had an extra mission to fulfill? Maybe itimplies sheep and other cattle, thus the extra es.Where does it imply that they were not fulfilling

their fathers's will. rather they were fulfilling their ownagenda? The Gemara (Bava Kama 50a) relates that oncethere lived a man known as Nechunia the Well Digger.Nechunia selflessly dug wells to provide water for the pil-grims, who traveled to Jerusalem for the three pilgrimagefestivals, Pesach, Sukkos and Shavuos.

It happened once that Nechunia's daughter fell into adeep well that he had dug. People ran to the great tzadik,Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa, who was known for his mirac-ulous ability to intercede on behalf of those in distress,and asked him to pray for the child.

It seemed that he was not the least bit concerned. Dur-ing the first hour he said to them, "Don't worry, she willbe all right." An hour later, when there was still no signof the girl, Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa still seemed unper-

turbed. "She still is fine," he said.

During the third hour, he toldthose who had come to him "donot worry, she has come out of thewell already." When they asked thegirl, "Who brought you up?" shereplied, "A ram materialized, andan old man was leading it." Afterhearing this, the people askedRabbi Chanina Ben Dosa, "What

made you so sure that she would be saved? Are you aprophet?" Rabbi Chanina Ben Dosa replied, "I am not aprophet, nor am I the student of a prophet. But I said tomyself, it is impossible that a deep well, one that the tzadikNechunia the Well Digger took so much pain to dig inorder to quench the thirst of travelers, would be a pitfallfor one of his children! I felt it would be impossible forhis child to be harmed by his good deed. Therefore I knewshe would be safe."

The Midrash used simple logic. If the brothers' intentwas solely to honor and service their father by tending hissheep, then that mission could never have produced theconsequences that brought Yaakov misery for 22 years.How is it possible that an exercise in parental honor wouldturn into an activity that would cause such parental griefand anguish? Therefore, those two dots that hover overthe extra word contain a powerful message. Tainted actscause tainted results. If the mission is pure, so are the re-sults, and when we see sullied circumstances then we mustassume tainted intent. However, when brothers act out ofpurity of purpose and with a non-tainted mission, thentheir intent will only bring honor to Heaven.•

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Afshan Restaurant RCC

106 W. 9th St. LA,

(213) 622-1010

Bocca Steakhouse RCC

16610 Ventura. Encino, 91436

(818) 905-5855

Café Del Mar Dairy/Meat Kehila

12526 Burbank Blvd. N.H. 91607

(818) 487-8171

Chic N Chow Kehila

9301 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 274-5595

Chinese and Kabob Kehila

9180 Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 274-4007

Circa RCC

433 N. Fairfax Avenue, LA, 90036

323-653-1941

Cohen’s Restaurant RCC

316 E Pico Blvd # F LA, CA 90015

(213) 742-8888

Delice Bistro Kehila

8581 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 289-1702

Elat Burger Ben Zaken

9340 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 278-4692

Elite Cuisine RCC

7119 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90036

(323) 930-1303

Falafel Express Bukstan

5577 Reseda Blvd. Tarzana, 9135

(818) 345-5660

Falafel Grill Chabad

5611 Kanan R. Agoura Hills, 91301

(818) 991-8799

Glatt Hut RCC

9303 W. Pico Blvd. 90035

(310) 246-1900

Golan RCC

13075 Victory Blvd. N. H, 91606

(818) 763-5344

Got Kosher? RCC

8914 W. Pico Blvd. 90035

(310) 858-1920

Habayit Bukstan

11921 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90064

(310) 479-5444

Haifa Ben Zaken

8717 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 888-7700

Jeffs Gourmet Kehila

8930 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 858-8590

Kiki’s Grill RCC

12422 Burbank. N.H, 91607

(818) 508-5557

La Gondola Kehila

9025 Wilshire Blvd. BH, 90211

(310) 247-1239

La Glatt RCC

446 Fairfax Ave. LA, 90036

(323) 658-7730

Mashu Mashu RCC

12510 Burbank Blvd. 91607

(818)752-ASIA (2742)

Metro Glatt RCC

8975 W. Pico Blvd. 90035

(310) 275-4420

Nagilla Meating Place Kehila


(310) 788-0119

Orange Delight Kehila

13628 Ventura Blvd. SO, 91423

(818) 788-9896

Pats Kehila

9233 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 205-8705

Pico Kosher Deli RCC


(310) 273-9381

Pita Way RCC

8532 Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 652-5236

Sassis Kehila

15622 Ventura, Encino, 91436

(818) 986-5345

Shanghai Kehila

9401 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 553-0998

Shilohs Kehila

8939 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 858-1652

Smokin’ RCC

12514 Burbank Blvd. N.H, 91607

(818) 752-6866

Subway Kehila

8948 W Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 274-1222

Sunrise RCC

9216 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 786-8282

Temptation Grill Kehila

17547 Ventura B. Encino, 91316

(818) 995-4700

The Meating Place KCA

30313 Canwood St. AH, 91301

(818) 706-1255

Tierra Sur at Herzog Winery ou

3201 Camino DelSol Oxnard

(805) 983-1560

Beverly Elite Cafe RCC


(323) 936-2861

Beverly Cafe Elite RCC


(323) 931-3563

Bibis Warmstone Kehila

8928 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 246-1788

Bramis Pizza RCC

17736 ShermanWay, Reseda 91326

(818) 342-0611

Circa RCC

8622 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles

(310) 854-0592

Cow Jumped Over The Moon Kehila

421 N Rodeo Drive, B.H. 90210

(310) 274-4269

Delice Kehila

8583 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 289-6556

Fish Grill Kehila


(323) 937-7162

12013 Wilshire Blvd. LA, 90025

(310) 479-1800

9618 W. Pico Blvd. 90035

(310) 860-1182

22935 Pacific Coast Highway

(310) 456-8585

Hill Street Pizza RCC

456 S Hill St. Los Angeles, 90013

(213) 627-9990

Jerusalem Pizza Kehila

17942 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91316

(818) 758-9595

La Brea Bagel OK


(323) 965-1287

La Pizza Rabbi Furst


(818) 760-8198

Milk N Honey RCC

8837 West Pico Blvd LA, 90035

(310) 858-8850

Milky Way Kehila

9108 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 859-0004

Nagilla Pizza Kehila


(310) 788-0111

Nana Cafe RCC

1509 S Robertson Blvd.

(310) 407-0404

Pico Cafe Kehila

8944 W Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

310-385-9592

Pizza Maven Kehila

140 North La Brea Blvd. 90036

(323) 857-0353

Pizza Nosh Rabbi Ami Markel

30313 Canwood St. A.H. 91301

(818) 991-3000

Pizza Station Kehila

8965 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035

(310) 276-8708

Pizza World Kehila

365 Fairfax Ave. LA, 90036

(323) 653-2896

Sassis Sushi Kehila

16550 Ventura, Encino, 91436

(818) 783-2727

Shalom Pizza RCC


(310) 271-2255

Unique Cafe Rabbi Aron Simkin

18381 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana

(818) 757-3100

Fish In The Village RCC


(818) 769-0085

Le Sushi

12524 Burbank Blvd N.H. 91607

(818) 763-6600

SushiKo RCC


(310) 274-3474

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