Introducing Sparks of Light 5782
First Night • Sparks of Light 5782
Shine Bright Like A… Jellyfish? Aviva Eizicovics and Chani Shull (Grade 10) מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמ֣וֹת אָ֑רֶץ וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth? Who makes us wiser than the birds of the sky? The above pasuk from Sefer Iyov reminds us there is much to learn from all of […]
Eighth Night • Sparks of Light 5781
Why Not French Fries? Malka Moshkovits (Grade 10) and Ms. Racheli Peretz (Young Shlicha) On Chanukah, we have many customs and mitzvot, some weirder than others. Some of them make sense on a basic level, but when you think about it, they don’t make 100% sense. One of these is the custom of eating sufganiyot. […]
Seventh Night • Sparks of Light 5781
Miracles Aviva Eizicovics and Chani Shull (Grade 9) After hearing Rabbi Grauer speak about the miracles of different holidays at the JEP (Jewish Enrichment Program) meeting a couple weeks ago, we acknowledged that there are two different kinds of miracles. They are equally important even though at times they are not so clear. The first […]
Fourth Night • Sparks of Light 5781
The Deeper Meaning Behind Maoz Tzur Lizzy Dalfen (Grade 9), Rachel Goldstein (Grade 10) and Emma Muscat (Grade 11) Every night of Chanukah, we gather together to recite brachot, light the candles and then sing songs related to our history. One of the songs we sing is Maoz Tzur. Maoz Tzur is a very unique song, as […]
Second Night • Sparks of Light 5781
Looking at the Bright Side Sasha Aaron and Tali Wercberger (Grade 10) Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l commented that very often we speak about the two miracles of Chanukah; the miracle of the oil and the miracle of the war. In fact, there is a third thing worth celebrating that does not get a lot of […]
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 […]
