30,000 COPIES PRINTED IN ISRAEL VOLUME 3 • ISSUE 6 כסלו תשפ"א TORAT ERETZ YISRAEL • PUBLISHED IN JERUSALEM • DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE WORLD DECEMBER 2020 ISRAEL EDITION WITH GRATEFUL THANKS TO THE FOUNDING SPONSORS OF HAMIZRACHI – THE LAMM FAMILY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Sivan Rahav Meir and Yedidya Meir Commemorating the Shloshim of with eight thoughts for eight days rabbi lord PAGE 14 Jonathan Rabbi David Stav reveals the best way sacksA Light Unto the Nations to spread Torah’s relevance PAGE 19 Shining the Light on Rabbanit Rachelle Fraenkel tells the inspiring story of chanukah Rav Goren during the War the Holiday of Education, Miracles of Independence and the Indomitable Jewish Spirit PAGE 23 Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi highlights the power of loneliness PAGE 22 Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on the blessing of failure PAGE 24 Rabbanit Shani Taragin with an overview of Chanukah’s pivotal role in the year PAGE 9 לעילוי נשמת הרב יעקב צבי בן דוד אריה זצ”ל dedicated by the lay and professional leadership and staff of world mizrachi in memory of our teacher זצ"ל rabbi lord jonathan sacks his spiritual and moral leadership will remain a guiding force for us and he is mourned and missed www.mizrachi.org
[email protected] +972 (0)2 620 9000 CHAIRMAN INSIDE Mr. Harvey Blitz EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN TORAT MIZRACHI CHANUKAH READING Rabbi Doron Perez Avraham, Chanukahand Rabbi Sacks Chanukah and Chinuch EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORS 3 Rabbi Doron Perez 38 Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Rabbi Reuven Taragin Growing in the Darkness Beware the Dangers of Jealousy Rabbanit Shani