Parshas Mikeitz – G-d, I Fear!
During Yosef’s accusation against the brothers that they are spies, he offers them an opportunity to exonerate themselves by sending one emissary to fetch their ‘alleged’ younger brother and bring him down to Egypt, with the others remaining imprisoned. After three days deliberating, they unilaterally refuse the offer. Yosef then softens his stance prefacing his […]
Chanukah Miracles (2 Videos & Photos)
Jerusalem, Israel – Dec. 23, 2022 -Last night, the fifth night of Chanukah, was a truly heartwarming and memorable evening. I had the honor of meeting a special 98-year-old man, Mr. Avraham Gross. He is a Holocaust survivor who was in Auschwitz and a number of other concentration camps. I met him at the Kibbutz […]
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber: Chanukah 5783 – Holy Sparks: Day 5 – Walk It Off
Watch: Baltimore's Yonatan Grinberg: Maoz Tzur- Incredible Musical Journey Ancient Jewish Melody In Different Genres – Chanukah (Video)
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 22, 2022 – Chag Chanukah Sameach! ×—×’ ×—× ×•×›×” שמח! Maoz Tzur Variations- a Musical Journey I'm so happy and excited to share this latest project. It's been on my backburner for a while and I'm so grateful we were able to come out with this during this beautiful Festival of Lights! […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Chanukah – The Brightest Light
It is not the most jarring or stirring of questions. It is in fact quite simple in nature – which comes first? On this Motzai Shabbos Chanukah (this coming Saturday night), should we make Havdalah or kindle our Menorah first? And while this does not rank amongst the most troubling of theological questions, the resolution will provide us a profound insight […]
Save A Life This Chanukah with Safety Tips from Hatzalah of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 16, 2022 – Save a life this Chanukah with safety tips from Hatzalah of Baltimore.Click on the graphic below for a larger, printable copy.
Listen to the Torah Sparks Podcast: Rhode Island and Providence Plantation (Miketz/Chanukah) [Audio]
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 22, 2022 – Ironically, the smallest state – Rhode Island – officially has the longest name: Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. In this week's episode of The Torah Sparks Podcast, we discuss the incredible lesson learned from this random bit of information and we discover that the secret to the greatness […]
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber: Chanukah 5783 – Holy Sparks: Day 4 – Adding and Subtracting
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber: Chanukah 5783 – Holy Sparks: Day 3 – Mitzvos Matter
Chanukah Menorah Safety Alert (Video)
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 21, 2022 – Just a few hours ago, Yankie* and his family, here in the Baltimore community, had finished bentching licht after which everyone had dinner and then returned to their various responsibilities around the house. Suddenly Yankie* smelled burning of the paint and the metal of a little tin Menorah. […]
