FYI, this is being posted in my Machshavah Lab podcast because it's about a holiday and also in my Tefilah podcast because it's about tefilah. It's the same shiur, though.This evening (12/2/21), in our tefilah shiur, we attempted to take a fresh look at Al ha'Nissim, and when we did, we discovered a major theme that had been hidden there the whole time. I'm not going to spoil the shiur except to say that once you see it, you'll (hopefully) never be able to look at Al ha'Nissim the same way again. ----------מקורות:אבודרהם ב:ב + על הנסיםר"י בר יקר - על הניסיםדברים ו:כ-כה; ז:ו-יאתהלים כח:ט; קלו:י-כו; פרקים קיג-קיחישעיהו מב:י-יגאבן עזרא, מהר"י קרא, רד"ק, שד"ל - ישעיהו מב:ייהושע כד:א-כדאברבנאל - יהושע כד:יזמכילתא דרבי ישמעאל - שמות טורמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, סדר התפילה, על הנסיםרמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ט:ברמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ד רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות מגילה וחנוכה ג:א-בהנרות הללומעוז צור----------This week's Torah content has been sponsored in memory of Rabbi Dr Leon & Frances Gersten.----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.----------YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comGuide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.htmlAmazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_share