by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman Al hanissim v’al hapurkan v’al hagevurot v’al hateshuot v’al hamilchamot… In the Chanukah prayers we thank God for the miracles and the salvation and the mighty deeds and the wars… On the face of it, the text begs explanation, for why we should be thanking Him for the wars? Glorification of
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by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman Is the cup half empty, or is the cup half full? I know the correct answer. Psychologists tell us that the ability to perceive the cup as half-full will enable you to live longer. But longevity itself may be a cup half-empty, if it consists of pain and dementia. And what
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