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Oil or Wax? Does Authenticity Matter?

Speaker:: Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Date:: December 13 2020

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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Chanukah

References: Shabbat: 21a , Shabbat: 23a , Shabbat: 21b

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Why might we prefer a particular fuel for lighting on Chanukah? Four approaches. (Upgraded version of a shiur from 2017. And thank you to Rabbi David Ostriker of Koshertube for fixing my audio file!)

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Oil or Wax? Does Authenticity Matter?

Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Chanukah

References: Shabbat: 21a , Shabbat: 23a , Shabbat: 21b

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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha: Chanukah

References: Shabbat: 21a , Shabbat: 23a , Shabbat: 21b

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