The Holiness of Money: Lessons from Chanukah

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December 10 2025
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33min 36s
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Venue: Congregation Ohr Torah (Edison, NJ) Congregation Ohr Torah (Edison, NJ)

Machshava:
Chanukah 
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Lubavitcher Rebbe 

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Why is there a minhag to give money to the Rebbeim of our children on Chanukah? Why is there a minhag to give Tzedaka on Chanukah? Would it not have been easier for the Chashmonaim to throw out the oil? Why did they make the oil טמא?

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