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Many are familiar with a seemingly harmless meme that makes the rounds on Whatsapp each year: “Imagine if your phone was about to die, and then it lasted 8 days,” it says, setting up the joke. “Now you understand Chanukah.”

As those with a deeper understanding of Jewish history know, however, Chanukah is about much, much more than a small amount of oil lasting for longer than expected. At its heart the Chanukah story is about Torah, and the preservation of its mitzvos against all odds and in the face of persecution. Though we all rightly enjoy fried foods and beautiful views this week, the best way to celebrate Chanukah is to attach oneself to the mitzvos of the Torah. To see how to do that best, we look to the gedolim.

“Chaim Mordechai,
You are a gibor (strong one).
Just wait, everything will pass.
Chaim Mordechai,
My little angel.”
These are just a few lines of the achingly beautiful song written by Yehoshua Klepner for his three-year-old son. Chaim Mordechai, also known as Motty, has experienced the unimaginable in his brief life. Born with a heart defect, Motty underwent heart surgery as an infant. The surgery was unsuccessful, and his parents were told that he would not survive. After being placed on a respirator, however, a ‘miracle’ occurred: The baby’s heart began to beat again.

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A father and nine children shuffled timidly into the home & offices of Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak early last week, in attempts to provide them with ‘chizuk.’ Father Moshe Toledano had just experienced each family’s worst nightmare: The untimely passing of mother Meirav. Meirav was expecting her ninth children last year when she was diagnosed with cancer. Recently, her health declined rapidly. Three weeks ago, the children were called to the hospital to say their goodbyes. One and a half weeks ago, she passed away at the age of 44.
The Toledano family was, as can be assumed, left in a state of shock and devastation. They were brought to the Kanievsky home in hopes that the Rav may have some words to strengthen them during this time of suffering.

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Yechiel Veiner wants a lot of things. He wants to have a family. To have a home. Right now, most of all, Veiner wants to have his leg.
For those who have always had their limbs and have never faced the threat of amputation, a leg may be taken for granted. The ability to walk, to be independent, to go up and down stairs, and to be seen as an equal peer by other adults may be your reality. Yechiel, however, is living in another world: For years, he has suffered from an infection which has left him wheelchair-bound. Recently, however, there has been a new urgent development.The infection has reached his bones, and if he is unable to receive expensive medical treatment, doctors will be forced to amputate.

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Ofakim, a town in Southern Israel, is home to a sizeable yet tight-knit community of frum Jews. One of the community’s most beloved and respected members is talmid chacham Rabbi Yehuda Politansky, a man in his fifties known for being a talmid of Rav Shimshon Pinkus zt”l.
To many, the Politanskys seemed to have it all: children, Torah, and prestige. In 2017, however, their lives began to spiral out onto a path they could have never anticipated.

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All parents strive to have nachas from their children – we must do our best, and set an example. For a group of young men & women however, there is tragically no one to give nachas to. Their parents passed away, and now they are getting married without them.
A representative of these young people approached Rav Nussbaum last month, in hopes of receiving his help to appeal to the public for help. Funds are being urgently raised to help them make simple weddings, and establish simple homes.
Rav Nussbaum wrote the following powerful letter to the Jewish People:

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24-year-old Hodaya Monsango made headlines this week after news spread of her shocking arrest and imprisonment. Three Israeli rabbanim released the following letter regarding the situation [HEBREW BELOW]:
“To Whom It May Concern:
“איש את רעהו יעזורו ולאחיו יאמר חזק”
We ask for your help in a Mitzvah of Pidyon Shvuyim.
Hodaya Monsango is 24-year-old resident of Nitzan. In the past she lived in Neve Dekalim, Gush Katif. Hodaya was incriminated on her way back to Israel when criminals put illegal substances in her suitcase. Hodaya, an innocent girl with special needs and no criminal record, is being held in prison under harsh conditions and begging for help.