Jewish Holidays

Passover: Hint To The Redemption Found In The Hallel Prayer

March 30, 2021 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, Passover, R. Pessin, Aharon

On Jewish festive days we say the Hallel prayer. In it we read a verse which says “Moshivi akaret habayit, eIm habanim smeicha” ” G-d takes a barren wife and makes her into a happy mother” – The Radak, a medieval rabbi, biblical commentator, philosopher, and grammarian (Rabbi David Kimhi) points out that aside from this verse teaching us of G-d’s full control over the world, it also hints to redemption. Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares this fascinating message.

Purim: The Essence of the Day

February 24, 2021 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, Purim, R. Pessin, Aharon

Why is Purim called Purim? We know that it’s explained in the scroll of Esther (Megilat Esther) that it’s called Purim because of the Pur / the lottery that Haman did. Pur is lottery in Hebrew. However Rabbi Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl explains a different reason, in a lighthearted/Purim fashion – Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares the essence of this special Jewish holiday.

Why Do We Bang When We Hear Haman’s Name?

February 21, 2021 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, Purim, R. Pessin, Aharon

There’s a widely accepted custom when we go to the Synagogue and listen to the reading of Megillat Esther, we bang and make noise when we hear Haman’s name being read. What is the source to this tradition? Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares…

Chanukah: When You Do THIS, Miracles Can Happen

December 16, 2020 Drops of Light Project Chanukah, Jewish Holidays, Rupp, Jacob

Sometimes in life we may feel that “we’re not enough” – and that plays out by limiting our dreams, we feel like we are putting ourselves in a box, or we feel like we need to dress or speak a certain way so other people understand you. The truth is that with proper perspective, we are able to break through that feeling and tap into something much greater. Jacob Rupp brings out one of the concepts behind Chanukah

Chanukah: 500 Answers Why We Celebrate 8 Days

December 13, 2020 Drops of Light Project Chanukah, Jewish Holidays, R. Pessin, Aharon

A famous question is asked – Why do we celebrate 8 days of Chanukah, when the miracle was only 7 days? They found oil that would last 1 day and a miracle occurred and it lasted for 8 – so in theory we should only be celebrating 7 days of miracle, Why then do we celebrate 8 days? A book was written called “Yemei Shmonah” with 500 answers to this questions – Rabbi Pessin shares an important lesson for the Jewish people in their ongoing battle to uphold the Torah and the Jewish heritage.

Chanukah – The Secret of its Popularity

December 10, 2020 Drops of Light Project Chanukah, Jewish Holidays, R. Enkin, Ari

Chanukah is definitely one of the most widely observant holidays. No matter how far a Jew is from observance, he or she still has something Chanukah related in their home around this time of year. What is the secret to this connection to Chanukah? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares..

2 Stories for Chanukah: Refining Our Light

December 7, 2020 Drops of Light Project Chanukah, Jewish Holidays, R. Pessin, Aharon

The Talner Rebbe and the Slonimer Rebbe experience two similar scenarios on the night of Chanukah – In both scenarios an important lesson is learned. How would you react? Rabbi Pesson shares the Hanukkah insight.

Chanukah: The Greatest Revenge

December 1, 2020 Drops of Light Project Chanukah, Jewish Holidays, R. Pessin, Aharon

The Jewish law states that if someone doesn’t have a home, he is exempt from lighting the chanukah candles. But we should ask – If we lit the chanukah candles in the Beit Mikdash in the Holy Temple, why don’t we light candles in the synagogues which are considered “miniature Temples” – from this we learn an interesting lesson which Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares

Maoz Tzur: We Sing it, But Do We Think About It?

November 17, 2020 Drops of Light Project Chanukah, Friedman, Eliav, Jewish Holidays

Everyone’s heard of the Chanukah song Maoz Tzur. Jews of all backgrounds sing this famous song after lighting the Chanukah / Hanukkah candles for all 8 days. But do we think about what we are saying?

Learn From The Lulav

October 7, 2020 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, R. Pessin, Aharon, Sukkot

Our Rabbi’s teach that shaking the Lulav can bring abundance from above. The Lulav is required to be straight and it’s compared to a spine. What can we learn from this? Rabbi Pessin shares an insight on the mitzva of shaking the Lulav.