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Chanukah's Dual War on Aristocracy

Speaker:: Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Date:: December 10 2020

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Length:: 56min 47s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash, Chanukah, Leadership

References: Bava Batra: 109B , Bava Batra: 110A , Kiddushin: 70B , Kiddushin: 76B , Menachot: 53A

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The historical war against Hellenized aristocrats, and the philosophical war against emphasis on yichus when dedicating a Sanctuary to Hashem.

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