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Strangers in Our Homeland: The Unique גאולה of Chanukah

Speaker:: Rabbi Shimmy Steinmetz
Date:: December 09 2025

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Venue: Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ) Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ)

Gemara:

Shabbat

Machshava:

Chanukah, Galut, Geulah

Description

A shiur given to the sisterhood of Congregation Adath Israel on the topic of chanukah. What was unique about the galus and about the geulah?

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Strangers in Our Homeland: The Unique גאולה of Chanukah

Venue: Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ) Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ)

Gemara:

Shabbat

Machshava:

Chanukah, Galut, Geulah

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Strangers in Our Homeland: The Unique גאולה of Chanukah

Venue: Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ) Cong. Adath Israel (Elizabeth, NJ)

Gemara: Shabbat Machshava: Chanukah, Galut, Geulah

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Gemara:

Shabbat

Machshava:

Chanukah, Galut, Geulah