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Chanukah and Women
Women played an instrumental role in the Chanukah story.
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About the Author
Mrs. Lori Palatnik
Lori Palatnik is a writer and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio, and is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond: The Shabbat Experience Step-By-Step," "Remember My Soul - What to do in Memory of a Loved One," and co-author of "Gossip: 10 Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul." She is a much sought-after international speaker, having lectured in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Central America, South America, South Africa and Israel, including featured talks at Yale, Brown and Penn. She lives in the Washington D.C. area, with her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik. Lori is the Founder of The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project, an international initiative that brings over 1,000 women to Israel each year from ten different countries on highly subsidized programs to inspire them with the beauty and wisdom of their heritage. She is the busy mother of five children, ages 24 to 14; and her son, Zev, just finished serving as a sharpshooter in the IDF. Her weekly video blog, "Lori Almost Live" is a popular feature on aish.com, viewed by over 50,000 people each month.
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(15) Chana Penina, December 7, 2011 5:05 AM
Maase avos simon labonim
Lori, thank you for this inspirational message. I see that you did this clip 2 years ago, but it is timeless and just what I needed to hear now. Maase avos simon labonim. Thank you.
(14) Brian Neubauer, December 7, 2010 3:14 PM
Althought the stories of the women were lost, these stories are just as important as the stories of the jewish men; if not braver.
I wonder how she got to the enemy general's tent without being captured or questioned by the enemy soliders. How was she let into the tent and where were the soliders when she came.
TE, December 21, 2011 2:12 AM
How
She dressed as a traveling merchant woman, as if she had wares in her basket, and told the soldiers that she had a gift for their general. And, in fact, she did not bear any weapons, so why should they have been suspicious. We just live in such a parnoid society now, but doesn't necessarily mean they were then...
Annette, December 25, 2011 2:45 AM
the Greeks had instituted the 'prima nocta'
that's when the jewish women were taken by the enemy on the first night of their wedding! who else would have been virgin in those days! not the greeks, for sure!
(13) SusanE, December 19, 2009 7:17 PM
Thank You Lori
. Thank You Lori. This is a powerfully enlightening message. What a perfect time to hear it in this Holiday of Lights. Women certainly can get the job done. Think of the many lives that would have been lost if armies had gone into battle for that head. .