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There are many themes of Chanukah, as well as lessons to inspire our modern lives.  We reflect on the centrality of the Menorah, as we light our candles and transform the darkness of the winter nights with the candles’ light. Chanukah allows us to reflect on what it means to transform darkness, pain, trauma and find healing, future, hope. There are many within our community for whom Chanukah is not joyous- they may feel as if they are living in the dark, that their reality is unknown and unseen.

On Sunday morning, December 15, the Jerusalem Theater reverberated with the exciting sounds of Torah as it hosted the Premier Chidon Olami, the worldwide contest of Talmud Israeli (TI).

Recap: Bayla agrees to go visit her cousin Sophie in Paris even though she really doesn’t want to go. It will be a big mitzvah to cheer Sophie and to encourage her to do the exercises that will help her walk again. Bayla’s friend Ella tells her there is a real threat that Germany will attack Poland, and this makes Bayla even more uneasy about her upcoming trip.

(Courtesy of AMIT)

 Students from AMIT HaOfek Technological High School joined activists around the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a campaign aimed at raising awareness about gender-based violence.

I have invested much time and energy into researching my roots. I’ve searched databases and records online, and my husband and I traveled to Europe to see with our own eyes the hometowns of our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. But several weeks ago, we were privileged to participate in a different kind of roots trip. Full exposure: My husband and I are not the mighty courageous types. We don’t participate in extreme sports and we prefer not to drive to areas that make us feel unsafe. That is not to say that we won’t drive to our many close relatives living in Yehudah v’Shomron, but we do so with an extra dose of kavanah when we say T’filas HaDerech and a few extra pirkei T’hilim on the way.