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Kislev 5779 / December 2018

The Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash of Yeshivat Har Etzion

Dedicated in loving memory of Abraham Gontownik z"l 
on the occasion of his nineteenth Yahrzeit, and
in honor and in celebration of both the birth of 
Jacob Abraham to Daniela and Zev, and the wedding of Ezra to Lilly Katz.
The Gontownik Family

On Zeal and Baseless Hatred

The Continuing Relevance of the Miracle of the Oil

by Rav Ezra Bick

Many victories were marked by holidays during the time of the Second Temple, but they were all nullified by the destruction of the Temple and the subsequent exile. Why is Chanuka different? Read more


 

 
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Judaism and Art from the Perspective of an Artist

By Rabbanit Yael Shimoni 

The advent of abstract art opens new possibilities for contemporary religious artists. Read more

 
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Deriving Benefit from the Chanuka Lights

By Rav David Brofsky

Why are we not allowed to derive benefit from the Chanuka candles, and what are the parameters of this prohibition? Read more

 
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SEE OUR CHANUKA JOURNAL!

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