While the commentaries analyze each miracle on its own, the overall thrust of the presentation seems to be that G-d showed an added level of care for the continual functioning of the Temple.
Resisting the lachrymose feels incredibly important when trying to understand Jewish history. As Jonathan Sacks put it in 2009, the postwar Jewish tendency to feel ‘alone’ and ‘surrounded by ...
Her family’s saga was included in the traveling exhibit “Hidden History: Recounting the Shanghai Jewish Story” that made a stop at the Holocaust Museum LA. An online overview of the exhibit ...