Mylife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Chanukah How does Chanukah personify eternity? What is Chanukah’s message for us today? Which miracle is greater – winning the war against the Greeks or discovering the oil? Why is the number eight so significant to Chanukah? Would the miracle be less if the flames burned, say, for six days? Why is the Menorah on the left side? What is a short synopsis of the Alter Rebbes maamar Ki Ner Mitzah in Torah Ohr where he explains why we put the mezuzah on the right and the menorah on the left? Why do we light the Menorah facing outside and after sundown, unlike the Menorah in the Temple? Why don’t we light a flame every day? Why can’t we use bulbs for the Chanukah lights? Is Yud Tes Kislev connected with Chanukah? Is there a connection between Chanukah and the yeshiva students of Tomchei Temimim being called lamplighters? How do we apply the lessons of Chanukah in the winter to the Southern Hemisphere? Are women included