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chanukah

  1. Harel13

    A Chanukah Mosaic?

    A couple of days ago, one of my archeology lecturers sent us a picture of a fairly-recently discovered mosaic from a 6th century shul in ancient Chukok in northern Israel: I'm sure we've all chanced upon pictures of Jewish mosaics in the past, maybe even seen them in person in a museum or in...
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  2. Harel13

    Chanukah vort

    In Halacha there are seven liquids that are defined as "official liquids" by Halachic standards (with all sorts of ramifications), and can be remembered by the Hebrew acronym Ya"d shacha"t da"m (י"ד שח"ט ד"ם), which stands for: יין, דם, שמן, חלב, טל, דבש, מים - wine, blood, oil, milk, dew, honey...
  3. Harel13

    Rashi reference to the Chanukah story

    SInce Chanukah is coming up, here's a question I have on the subject: In V'zot Habracha, on one of Levi's psukim - "They shall teach Jacob Thine ordinances, and Israel Thy law; they shall put incense before Thee, and whole burnt-offering upon Thine altar." (Deut. 33:11) - Rashi brings: "Strike...
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