The MaccabeanChanukah Edition. . . .Vol.1 Copyright © 2011 The Torah Times ONE SHEKEL

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'kosher' oil in the Temple'smakeshift Menorah.

Today marked thefirst Menorah kindling

since the war, and some fearit is also the last Menorah kin-

dling for a while. New ship-ments are not expected for another

week."We don't celebrate just the military

triumph," said a worker cleaning theTemple chambers. "The Greeks loved power

and might, but celebrate spirit and light."

"Victory is incomplete until the Menorahshines forth in full glory," said a member ofthe team that found the sealed cruse underdebris.

The initial excitement and jubilation hasturned to anxiety about the future. "Will thisextinguish our hopes?" asked a worriedobserver.

But many remain optimistic. "It’s actuallya miracle the oil lasted this long," explainedRabbi J. Caro, of 1525 Safed Place, noting thatthe flames burned only one eighth of the oil."

The fact that we accomplished this much isa miracle in itself," said another. "We can onlytry our best; the rest is up to G-d."

There’s more to Chanukah than oil,donuts and latkes. Cheese also plays a his-toric role in this holiday.

Serving the Big Cheese repre-sents an opportunity, for thebest way to a man's head isthrough his stomach. If you wantto get ahead, go to the top.Diplomatically, we call it a meeting tete a tete.

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Some wonder why all the fussabout an oil shortage, whenthere’s actually a glut of oil indefiled bottles lying around?

Sure, there's plenty of otheroil, but it is crude, contaminatedand compromised by the Greektouch. Must we lower our stan-dards now, after struggling sohard to free ourselves of alieninfluence?

We yearn for the real thing!Now that we’ve achieved free-dom and independence, let’sstrive for that which is pure,untouched and unadulterated.

The odds seem to be against

purity surviving in a false andevil world. But so were the oddsagainst Israel. In the end, purityshall prevail. This is the essence ofour 'victory of few against many.'

Why lower our standards to a‘heter’ of ‘Tuma Hutra Betzibur?’Let’s strive for the real and gen-uine, and not be misled by fancyfluff or facade. With G-d's help,the Divine light will shine bright-ly once more.

Purity is a precious commodi-ty that supersedes quantity.Subtle quality is hard to find, butif we search, we will surely find it.

Beginning PirkayAvot, our sages teach:

"The world stands on3 things: Torah Study,(Prayer) Service and Actsof loving kindness."

These virtues areimplanted in our heritage

and tradition, nurtured by our forefa-thers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

All around us, people today idol-ize wood and stone in the name ofculture. This Mishna inspires us notto be overwhelmed by toweringstructures of clay and mud. As beau-tiful aesthetically as they may be,

they are only superficial and tempo-ral, here today and gone tomorrow.

True pillars are more than just aroof support. Even the most impres-sive colonnades are only facades.

Only spiritual pillars provide uswith enduring inner strength that willnever crumble.

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AND THE WHOLE MACCABEE FAMILYfor courage, daring & dedication

confronting massive obstacles and overcoming the odds.We also thank our heroinesCHANA AND JUDITH

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While Hebrew Schoolcurriculum usually focuses on cele-brating Passover, Shavouth, Succoth,and Purim, the Draydel seemed to bethe student’s most popular subject.

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