Chanuka
86: Chanuka: ברוך מרחם על הבריות
85: Chanuka: Fiery Determination to Sanctify God's Name
“You should show by your example, and bear witness by your deeds, that the true son and true daughter of Israel hold nothing higher than God and fulfillment of His Divine Will. And you shall, if it be necessary, willingly seal this testimony with your life, in that, if it must be, you offer it up in order to preserve your loyalty to God and to inspire such loyalty in your brethren. You will achieve more by your death than by your life, for you leave behind to the congregation of Israel an eternal example of faith which will inspire your children and your children’s children to a life of saintliness.
"But if you sacrifice yourself to the hallowing of the Holy Name, do not expect a miracle to save you. Leave it in God’s hands. He alone can judge which is more worthwhile: death in the present or the life that might be left to you.”
— Rav S.R. Hirsch, Horeb, "Kiddush Hashem"
Handouts:
55: Shimon HaTzaddik and the Roots of the Chanuka Miracle
54: Chanuka Chashmona
53: Ozer Yisrael BiGevura Part V: Eliyahu's Belt and Chanuka
A look at the numbers 6, 7 and 8, and how their deeper meanings teach us about Chanuka.“Spiritual sources of Bracha are never depleted”
The miracles of Sarah’s tent. The inner meanings of the numbers 6, 7 and 8. Thinking about Chanuka and its “Eightness”!