Q:It says that Hillel never became angry. How is it possible that he never became angry?
Tag: Chanuka
Rav Avigdor Miller on Mesiras Nefesh
Q:On Chanukah we hear all the time about the mesiras nefesh of the Chashmonaim. Which mitzvah could someone take upon himself nowadays to do with mesiras nefesh?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Chanuka: A Big Dose of Emunah
Q:Chazal tell us that one of the nissim in the Bais Hamikdash was that the ner ma’aravi always burned longer than it should have. So why was it such a big neis that on Chanuka the oil burned for eight days?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Thanking For Which Miracle?
Q: Why is al hanisim mostly about the victory over the Yevanim and not about the miracle of the oil?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Wicked Fall Into the Hands of the Righteous
Q: Why do we mention the idea of רשעים ביד צדיקים, the wicked falling into the hands of the righteous, in Al Hanisim? Isn’t the real miracle that it was רבים ביד מעטים, a multitude falling into the hands of the few?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Chanukah Lessons
Q:What is a practical lesson that we could take out of Chanukah?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Miracle Left Out of Al Hanisim
Q:If the most important aspect of the Chanukah neis is the oil lasting for eight days and not the winning of the war, then why don’t we mention the miracle of the candles in al hanisim?