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EPISODE · Dec 18, 2025 · 44 MIN

The Ohr HaGanuz and the Darkness of Yavan – Given at Aish Kodesh in Woodmere N.Y.

from Rabbi Wilk · host Rabbi Yisrael Wilk

What was the darkness Yavan brought upon us and the world, and how it is alluded to in its name?The Ohr HaGanuz and how it relates to Chanukah, Talmud Bavli and Kabbalah.Why Chazal established the three mitzvos of Chanukah and how they are alluded to in the Arizal’s meditation of “ner” in the berachah for Ner Chanukah.

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What was the darkness Yavan brought upon us and the world, and how it is alluded to in its name?The Ohr HaGanuz and how it relates to Chanukah, Talmud Bavli and Kabbalah.Why Chazal established the three mitzvos of Chanukah and how they are alluded to in the Arizal’s meditation of “ner” in the berachah for Ner Chanukah.

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What was the darkness Yavan brought upon us and the world, and how it is alluded to in its name?The Ohr HaGanuz and how it relates to Chanukah, Talmud Bavli and Kabbalah.Why Chazal established the three mitzvos of Chanukah and how they are alluded...

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