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Gratitude and Greatness: Chazal's Two Half-stories of Chanukka

Speaker:: Rabbi Tanchum Cohen
Date:: December 22 2024

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Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara:

Aggadeta, Shabbat

History:

Bayit Sheni

Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash, Chanukah, History, Maharal, Middot, Rambam, Ramban

Nach:

Tehillim

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Bava Metzia 5785

References: Shabbat: 21B

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"Iyun shiur #38" = Pre-Chanukka parent-son learning at MTA

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Gratitude and Greatness: Chazal's Two Half-stories of Chanukka

Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara:

Aggadeta, Shabbat

History:

Bayit Sheni

Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash, Chanukah, History, Maharal, Middot, Rambam, Ramban

Nach:

Tehillim

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Bava Metzia 5785

References: Shabbat: 21B

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Gratitude and Greatness: Chazal's Two Half-stories of Chanukka

Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara: Aggadeta, Shabbat History: Bayit Sheni Machshava: Beit HaMikdash, Chanukah, History, Maharal, Middot, Rambam, Ramban Nach: Tehillim

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Bava Metzia 5785

References: Shabbat: 21B

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Gemara:

Aggadeta, Shabbat

History:

Bayit Sheni

Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash, Chanukah, History, Maharal, Middot, Rambam, Ramban

Nach:

Tehillim