First Night • Sparks of Light 5781
The Timeless Message of “Mi LaHashem Eili” Annie Rosenblum, Kayla Saiet and Leora Tenenbaum (Grade 11) We all know the famous line declared by Moshe Rabeinu and Matisyahu HaCohen “Mi LaHashem Eili!” If you take a look at the context of these declarations there’s an obvious question that comes to mind. Picture the scene – Moshe […]
Hidden Miracles: Introducing Sparks of Light 5781
Dear Parents, It is that time of year again when we once again send out our Sparks of Light series. Each night each of our campuses will be receiving short divrei torah and inspirational messages from faculty and students. These messages are meant to be read immediately following your lighting of the candles as you sit and […]
Sparks of Light 5780: Eighth Night
Change It Up! Gila Green and Aliya Moyal Grade 12 students, Ulpanat Orot For every other holiday in the Jewish calendar, the rituals that we practice repeat themselves every day. For example, on Sukkot, we shake the same lulav and etrog every day. On Rosh Hashanah, we blow the same shofar both days of Rosh […]
Sparks of Light 5780: Seventh Night
Chinuch: The Key to Jewish Survival Yoni Herman Grade 11 student, Yeshivat Or Chaim Amidst the fun and joy of Chanukah, we often focus on the theme of Jewish survival. We know that theme regarding many of our holidays: They tried to kill us, we survived (Hashem saved us), let’s eat. But during Chanukah, it’s […]
Sparks of Light 5780: Sixth Night
Fill the Pit with Meaning Yonina Grauer and Eli Yissar Grade 11 students, Ulpanat Orot Chanukah is the holiday where the Jewish people come together to remember the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days. We are taught from a young age that this small miracle was the reason that the Jewish people were […]
Sparks of Light 5780: Fifth Night
Every Day, One Step at a Time David Haber Grade 12 student, Yeshivat Or Chaim On Chanukah, we read from the Torah all eight days. The eight readings come from the second half of Parshat Naso and the beginning of Parshat Beha’alotcha. Though we read new pesukim each day, one might notice that the readings […]
Sparks of Light 5780: Fourth Night
Thank You, Hashem! Nava Edery, Ayelet Klein and Daniela Black Grade 9 students, Ulpanat Orot Chanukah is a special time for us to say thank you for all the little and big miracles in our lives. Today we are going to tell a story that will show this idea: A man was anxiously sitting […]
Sparks of Light 5780: Third Night
Pure Olive Oil: A Lesson in Love Eliav Saban Grade 12 student, Yeshivat Or Chaim The Gemara in Shabbat 21b states: תנו רבנן מצות חנוכה נר איש וביתו והמהדרין נר לכל אחד ואחד והמהדרין מן המהדרין בית שמאי אומרים יום ראשון מדליק שמנה מכאן ואילך פוחת והולך ובית הלל אומרים יום ראשון מדליק אחת מכאן […]
Sparks of Light 5780: Second Night
Finding the Path Julia Kholodenko and Rena Torczyner Grade 11 students, Ulpanat Orot Hashgacha Pratit is a term used to refer to divine providence in Judaism – in other words, when something happens that’s such a coincidence we have no choice but to attribute it to G-d’s plan. The following is a remarkable example of […]
Sparks of Light 5780: First Night
Pure Olive Oil: A Lesson in Love Shalom Feuer Grade 10 student, Yeshivat Or Chaim We are well aware of the story of the “miracle of lights” in which the Jews find one jug of pure olive oil that lasts for eight days. There is a common misconception, however, that pure oil is required to […]
