This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Eating and doing Melacha before candle lighting:[1] When the time of lighting Chanukah candles arrives [each in accordance to their custom[2]] it remains forbidden to eat a meal, do work, or even learn Torah, until the candles are […]
Chanukah Customs
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chanukah customs Simcha: It is a Mitzvah to rejoice on Chanukah.[1] One is not to show any sadness on Chanukah and is rather to express joy over the miracle that Hashem performed for us. The joy which one must […]
Festive meals on Chanukah
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Festive meals on Chanukah:[1] There is a dispute amongst Poskim regarding the form of celebration the Sages established to be performed on Chanukah. Some Poskim[2] rule the rejoicing was established to be performed only in a spiritual nature; to […]
Visiting a Cemetery
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here May one visit a cemetery during Chanukah?[1] One is not to visit a cemetery during Chanukah. This applies even if one desires to visit the grave of a relative at the conclusion of Shiva, Shloshim or a Yartzite.[2] Rather, […]
Segulos on Chanukah
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Segulos applicable during Chanukah Having children:[1] The days of Chanukah are an auspicious time for barren women to conceive and have children. Gates of Teshuvah are still open:[2] Until the end of Chanukah, there is an extended hand […]
Chanukah Midrash-Chapter 2: Classical Q&A
Buy Now WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email Classic Q&A 1. What does the festival of Chanukah commemorate?[1] Chanukah commemorates the miracles that occurred during the reign of the Greek-Syrian Empire [The Seleucid Empire] in times of the second Temple. They made decrees against Jews, preventing them from following Torah and Mitzvos. […]
Chanukah Midrash-Chapter 1: The Story of Chanukah-Megillas Antiochus
Buy Now WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email Chapter 1: The story of Chanukah-Megillas Antiochus Introduction-Background, Authenticity, and Content:[1] Megillas Antiochus is a historical record of the events that surrounded the Chanukah miracle. Its various names: Megillas Antiochus is also known by the names of: Megillas Chanukah, Megillas Beis Chashmonai[2], […]
The Date of Chanukah
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here The date:[1] On the twenty fifth day of Kislev begins the festival of the eight days of Chanukah. What it commemorates:[2] Chanukah commemorates the miracles that occurred during the reign of the Greek-Syrian Empire [The Seleucid Empire] in times of […]
Fixing a car on Chol Hamoed
May one fix a car on Chol Hamoed?[1] It is permitted to fix a car on Chol Hamoed.[2] However, it is only permitted to do so for the sake of using the car for the sake of the Moed.[3] Likewise, it is only permitted to do so if the fixing […]
Driving on Chol Hamoed
Car/Driving on Chol Hamoed:[1] It is permitted to drive on Chol Hamoed whether it is for the need of the Moed or simply for the sake of a trip or outing.[2] [If however it is not for the need of the Moed and is not for the sake of a […]
