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The Lights We Light: A Thought on Chanukah

Watch Rabbi Sacks' very first Facebook Live session, in which he shares some ideas on the festival of Chanukah, and how we can each light up the world.

This short shiur delves into all the candles we light within Judaism, the spiritual victory we commemorate, the idea of lighting publicly, and the key different between two very different lights.

Chanukah sameach!

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