Chanukah Day #3: What I Learned from the One Hostage Who Escaped

Daily Chanukah Inspiration from World-Renowned teacher Rabbi YY Jacobson: The Courage to Escape Our Inner Darkness. Video

December 10, 2023 – 27 Kislev 5784

Daily Chanukah Inspiration from World-Renowned teacher Rabbi YY Jacobson: The Courage to Escape Our Inner Darkness. Video

Dedicated by the Elbogen family
In loving memory of
Rabbi Yeshayahu and Gitel Elbogen
Rabbi Matisyahu and Leah Klein

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