10@9 I Require You for Chanukah - December 19, 2025

This morning I share an essay from Rabbi Zohar Atkins that startled me, and contains a fundamental insight into Chanukah - I can only fulfill my obligation with your participation, and vice versa.

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

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