Goals: To teach a little bit about the life of R. Avraham Ibn Ezra

The Rebbe asked: "And what about Chanukah? Can the inmates light Chanukah candles?" One must appreciate, the Rebbe said, how important it is for a person sitting alone in a cell to light a Chanukah menorah. One cannot fathom the warmth and hope this brings, and how this will uplift his spirits in such a dark environment.

Review the history and struggle to free Soviet Jewry, discuss the mass Aliya of Russian Jewry; explain the joys and problems of absorbing so many new olim

Discuss the advantages of Democracy, Monarchy, and other governments. Which is ideal? Why is

Israel a Democracy?