Repost From Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh Newsletter
THE REAL MIRACLE OF CHANUKAH By Rav Ari Fuld zt"l This D'var Torah about Chanukah has been adapted from Ari Fuld's Grill and Torah D'var Torah that he gave on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, the 23rd of Kislev 5777. I want to talk to you a little bit about the spiritual meaning of Chanukah. Many people have gotten mixed up and make false assumptions about Chanukah, believing it is just a Jewish Xmas. That's a huge mistake. First of all, Chanukah existed long before the Christian holiday, but also, the ideas behind it, our traditions for it and what the message is, are really completely and totally different. As we all know, Chanukah comes out on the 25th day of the month of Kislev. Again, it might be a coincidence that the Christian holiday comes out on the 25th of December, but as I said, Chanukah existed long before the Christian holiday. I'm repeating myself, only because I want to get this incorrect idea out of people's heads, that some...