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The Essence of Chanukah, Rabbi Mendel Kessin, 5777

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Rabbi Mendel Kessin

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  1. 0:15uh I always feel I've said this many times that the problem is that many people…
  2. 6:33asked is why are there eight days now the historical event was because it took four…
  3. 12:49purify uh olives that's how long it took and that's where they got the olives obviously…
  4. 19:00rather that is the Messianic light so besides being the first light and the concealed light…
  5. 25:15okay it's nice and what R also told him is that the one who will be…
  6. 31:33merely a sin which was terrible what it did is it prevented you see it prevented…
  7. 37:47Rectify that so therefore and that was really the critical thing that an was in despair…
  8. 44:00that's exactly what science does it looks for the fundamental understanding the foundations of the physical…
  9. 50:13Greek you know the Greek you have to remember what the Greeks offered was very attractive…
  10. 56:31so on but in any case you have uh the Min represent symbolically the Messianic light…

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