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How did the Greeks make the menora-oil impure?
Tosafos on the gemara explains:
שהיה מונח בחותמו של כהן גדול - אם כבר גזרו על הנכרים להיות כזבים (נידה פ"ד לד.) צ"ל שהיה מונח בחותם בקרקע שלא הסיטו הכלי
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How did the Greeks make the menora-oil impure?
Oil is (the aspect of) Chokhmah, Wisdom.
Wine is Binah, bread is Daat, these are three klals that are very old at least in Zohar -- but then you'll see it's all over Miqra.
Great question, since ...
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Wise saying in the Netflix series 'Shtisel'
Rav Avigdor Miller (Tape: Happy Is He Who Ignores) explains that the idea behind this is that one should not pay attention to such thoughts of what other think of you. Why not? Because that will "...
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The language of the “farewell-blessing” of Moshe
Rashi to the previous verse answers your question. This verse is said in the voice of the Jewish people, quoting their words.
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Eretz Yisroel as G-ds palace
There are several instances.
Firstly, note Rabbeinu Bachaye on Devarim 32:43 on the words "וְכִפֶּ֥ר אַדְמָת֖וֹ עַמּֽוֹ" - "And atone His people’s land" writes:
וכפר אדמתו עמו. ...
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Chanukah and Purim as two friends: insight of the Shaloh
The Lubavitcher Rebbe (Shabbos Parshas Mikeitz 27th Day of Kislev 5744) explained that Purim represents the body, e.g. mitzvos, and Chanukah represents the soul, e.g. Torah.
On Purim, we "...
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Locating a Sfas Emes on the influence of Chanukah
Please see if Sfas Emes Miketz 9 is something that helps you:
כי חנוכה ופורים הם נסים האחרונים סמוכין לסוף תיקון הכולל שיהי' נגמר במהרה בימינו בעת ביאת הגואל
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Chanukah and Purim as two friends: insight of the Shaloh
The Targum Simcha Here (English Here) mentions four similarities and connections between Purim and Chanukah.
Although he does not mention the Shelah which you quoted, he does provide his own ...
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Chanukah and Purim as two friends: insight of the Shaloh
There are a possibly a few ways in which they can be deemed "friends", or in other words, share a similar connection.
The first, from a most basic level, is that they are both Rabbinic ...
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Parshiot names together & meaning
The Gutnick Chumash has a short introduction before each parsha discussing the name according to chassidus. Here's a sample:
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Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Hoffmann: The tree of knowledge of good and evil and morallity
I think Rabbi Hoffman answers the closing questions.
Firstly, He created free will for the sake of both paths (not sure if I misunderstood you). This solves the problem.
Path 1
What Hashem wanted:
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