Non-Jew Lighting Chanukah Lights
Question
LadyArwen
Should someone who is not Jewish light their own Chanukiah?
10th of Tevet – A Nation Under Siege
Question
Rabbi Moshe Newman
Dear Rabbi, I recently heard that there is a Jewish fast day shortly after Chanukah. Would you please tell me more about it? Thank you.
Roasting Marshmallows on the Menorah
Question
aaronpatrick
Would it be a sin to roast kosher marshmallows on the menorah?
Chanukah: Lighting the Path of Continuity
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Mrs. Priva Newman
Dear Rabbi, what do you think the main message of Chanukah is, especially for someone in our contemporary society? Thank you.
Eight Reasons for Eight Days
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Mrs. Priva Newman
The Chanukah miracle: A flask with one night’s oil burned for eight nights. But being that there was oil for one night, the miracle actually lasted only seven nights. So why is Chanukah eight nights and not seven?
Working/Driving on Simchat Torah?
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billg62
Is it OK to work and drive on Simchat Torah?
Kiddush on Chol Hamoed?
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Rabbi Moshe Newman
Do we say Kiddush on Chol Hamoed?
Seven Sprinklings on Yom Kippur
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DRJME
On the Day of Atonement, what does each of the 7 sprinkles of the lamb's blood represent or mean? On the Ark of the Covenant. Thanks
Baruch Shem Kavod: Out Loud
Question
colorknit
I have understood that when we fast on Yom Kippur, it likens us to angels. We also recite Baruch Shem Kvod aloud on Yom Kippur because we are considered to be likened to angels. So does a person who is unable to fast for medical reasons recite Baruch Shem Kvod aloud or silently?