Goal: While dealing with a song that talks about the Beit Hamikdash in its state of destruction, we will bring up a few questions: Do we really ‘care’ about Beit Hamikdash? Why should we really care and what does Beit Hamikdash actually mean and represent.

Goal:  To discuss some of the issues and value conflicts that may arise when expanding traditional halachic categories to address modern technology.

Chanukah, from a historical, rather than a hallachic point of view

Assimilation