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One of the meanings of Chanukah is rooted in the Hebrew word "chinuch"="education". According to Rebbe Nahman of Breslev, the story of Chanukah can be used to educate us about how to progress in our spiritual work. The first step is to ”fight the Greeks” who represent darkness and bad foreign influences. Only then, we can begin to light candles or, in other words, express “the good”. Finally, there’s no rest in that process as the numbers of candles grows daily …

In this newsletter you can read about Olive oil in the past and today, a Chanukah experience of a new immigrant, Jerusalem’s light railway project and its impacts, and an Environmental Tour in Israel.
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Itay Ya'ari