Hanukah begins just as Shabbat is going out.  This reminds me of what rabbi Aaron, the rabbi of a shul I prayed at when I was in Jerusalem, said a few years back.  He shared how Hanukah is a time of juxtaposition between the individual and the community.  I want to take it a step further; I want to talk about the juxtaposition of free will and fate.  Now before anyone asks about free will versus haShem (God) being all … Continue reading →