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Hanukah 5780: By the Light of Thirty-six Candles

Introduction

In the world of Torah numbers are more than just math, they are a symbolic language which conveys meaning; and the number most deeply connected to Hanukah is the number thirty-six. Here is an exploration of the meaning hidden in the original light of creation, the thirty-six righteous of the world and the Hanukah candles.

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Credits
Rav Mike Feuer – Faculty Host for Pardes from Jerusalem
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator
Adam Titcher – Executive Producer and Director of Digital Media

We wish all of our listeneres, alumni, friends, supporters and greater world community a happy, warm and bright Hanukah! May it be filled with joy and lots of yummy treats!

Mike Feuer

Rabbi Mike Feuer teaches Striving for the Divine, Rav Kook, and Jewish History at Pardes. He studied at Yeshivat HaMivtar, the Mir Yeshiva, and Sulam Yaakov, where he received rabbinic ordination and later served as Educational Director. Mike’s teaching combines rigorous textual analysis with a deep love of the poetry and spirituality found in Torah.

Since making aliyah in 2001, he has been the program director of a post-high school yeshiva and taught history, Jewish thought, and Bible in several Jerusalem yeshivot and midrashot. Today, as a consultant, spiritual counselor and creator of the Jewish Story podcast, Mike is driven by the power of story to shape our world.

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