Fwd: Zos Chanuka, Moving on from Chanuka and the Secular Calendar

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Subject: Zos Chanuka, Moving on from Chanuka and the Secular Calendar
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New on YUTorah this Week

To view this email as a web page, click here. December 31-January 6 | Kislev 30-Tevet 6 Today's the last chance to support Torah and get your year-end tax benefit! The learning on the site was dedicated this week: by Eric Goldstein to mark the yahrtzeit of his mother Blanche Goldstein z"l, Etta Brana bat Yitzchak by Nachi & Jennifer Friedman for a refuah shleimah for Shalom Baruch ben Masha & Dovid Aharon ben Esther in memory of PRZ, Reb Zeilig z"l and Bobby Lola z"l, & Zeidy Benci z"l and Bubby Perla z"l, Yosef Malachi Geudalia HY"D, Ben Zussman HY"D, and Oma Els z"l l'ilui nishmas Gitel Tova bas Abraham Chaim HaLevi by Marc & Chaya Katzman of Great Neck in loving memory of Hedy Forspan Z"L on her 23rd Yarzheit, the 4th day of Chanukah in memory of Hindu & Pinchas Chaimovitz, Batya Gitel bat Moshe Aaron, Yosef Malachi Geudalia HY"D, Ben Zussman HY"D, and Oma Els z"l by Stefanie & Simon Wolf, Ronne & Joshua Penn, Kenny & Adina Jungreis, and Marcy & Michael Charish in loving memory of their magical mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Shirley Jungreis, שולמית בת רחל by Alan and Fran Broder to commemorate the yahrzeit of their bubby, Goldie Broder, Yenta Golda bas Avraham Yitzchak, a'h Join the YUTorah Society Dedicate Learning on YUTorah Zos Chanuka What is so special about the last day of Chanuka, and why is it considered the end of the teshuva process from the Yamim Noraim? Learn More The Month of Tevet What are the themes and lessons associated with this month as we begin to move on from Chanuka? Learn More Moving on from Chanuka What should we do with the leftover wicks, oil and candles? Are we allowed to throw them out? Can we use them for non-mitzvah purposes? Learn More Using the Secular Calendar As the world moves from 2024 to 2025, are we allowed to use the Gregorian Calendar when referring to dates? Are we allowed to celebrate New Year's Day? Learn More RECENTLY FEATURED SHIURIM Rabbi Reuven Boshnack The Fault in our Stars - Yosef, The Greeks and Rav Kook Rabbi Tanchum Cohen Chanukka, Mezuza and Beyond: House and Home in Halacha and Hashkafa Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman Lighting Chanukah Candles L'Mehadrin Rabbi Eliav Silverman An Exploration of the Minhag to Light Ner Chanuka Inside Rabbi Jonah Steinmetz One Home, Many Flames: Falling Apart While Coming Together Rabbi Mordechai Willig Women and the Nature of the Mitzvah of Neiros Chanuka Parshat Vayigash |  Daf Yomi |  Support YUTorah The Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah Website is a project of Yeshiva University. Yeshiva University 515 West 185th St New York, NY 10033 You can manage your subscription with the Manage My Subscription form.