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1-How does Yosef connect to Chanuka?
2-Why light indoors if there’s no danger outside?
3-How does Shamai connect candles with cows?
4-Why is there no mesechta for Chanuka?
5-How many eights are in your Chanuka doorway with you?
6-Why is Chanuka not mentioned in “al hamichya”?
7-What’s the real purpose of the shamash? It’s not really for permissible light…
8-Why is “al hanisim” in the second brocho of bentching, and in the second to last of davening?
9-How could the Chashmonaim snatch the Kingship for themselves?
10-Why does Rashi write “י“ב בני חשמונאי ואלעזר“ ?
11-Why does the gemara ask “מאי חנוכה“, but not “מאי פורים“ ?
12–Why not say “הנרות הללו קדושים הם“ ?
13–Why is הנרות = לשון הרע ?
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Chatzos Kollels have become popular in recent years. Only the Zohar emphasizes the importance of this practice. It’s repeated there dozens of times.
With the haskama of Rav Moshe Shapiro zt”l I encourage people to learn this way themselves whenever possible.
When we can’t, next best is to sponsor someone who can. The ideal subject of learning after chatzos is Kabbala.
$1500 will sponsor a talmid chochom learning kabbala in Yeshivas Rashbi for a month.
Twenty years ago a colleague in the Mir discovered a number of talmidei chachomim struggling financially who refused to receive tzedaka. He outsmarted them.
They were invited to join a Shabbos kollel paying them nicely for learning they were doing anyway wherever they want. Donors don’t know the recipients, and the recipients don’t even know they’re receiving tzedaka. This is the Stealth Kollel.
Stealthily supporting thirty world class talmidei chachomim learning in Yerushalayim. The most ideal form of tzedaka, as stipulated in Bava Basra 9a.
There are no expenses and no advertising. 100% tzedaka.
Sponsoring one avrech for a month is $1000. But donations of any size are warmly welcomed.