Oil or Candles?
by Rabbi Shimon ApisdorfTo get oil from an olive, you've got to press hard. So too, the Jewish people shine under pressure.
The Temple in Jerusalem was a place of concentrated spiritual power and electrifying inspiration.
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To get oil from an olive, you've got to press hard. So too, the Jewish people shine under pressure.
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