In a pre-Chanukah special, this class will look at the Al Hanisim prayer, added on Chanukah and Purim (but we will focus on the Chanukah one this time and leave the Purim one for a few months).
- Who was “the Hasmonean”?
- How did the Greeks make the Jews “forget Your Torah”?
- I understand why it is miraculous to deliver the strong into the hand of the week, and the numerous into the hands of the few, but why does purity, righteous or diligent students affect success in war?
- Why does the prayer not mention that the menorah burned for eight days?