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 […]
Sparks of Light 5780: Introduction
Dear Friends, If you look closely at the picture above you might be wondering what it is and why is it being included as an opening message within our annual Sparks of Light Chanukah series? The picture comes from a note that three BAS students left for the staff of the Fern Resort following […]
Birkat Ha’banim: A Never-Ending Blessing
by Akiva Friedman Shliach, Yeshivat Or Chaim הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגֹּאֵל אֹתִי מִכָּל רָע יְבָרֵךְ אֶת הַנְּעָרִים וְיִקָּרֵא בָהֶם שְׁמִי וְשֵׁם אֲבֹתַי אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק וְיִדְגּוּ לָרֹב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ: (בראשית פרק מח פסוק טז) This very famous beracha, Birkat Habanim, is the way Yaakov chooses to bless his grandchildren, Menashe and Ephraim, before he dies. The pasuk focuses […]
Perspectives on Education, Pedagogy and Parenting 1:1
Yesimcha Elokim KeEphraim VeChemenashe Every Friday night, I come home from shul, I sing Shalom Alechim, I chant Eishet Chayil, and just before I am about to make Kiddush, I walk over to children (some of whom used to try and run away) and I give them this bracha. I pray to Hashem that H”KBH […]
