Kislev 5784: The Maharal's Ner Mitzvah

🕯️ As part of his unique project, the Maharal of Prague wrote a Chanuka sefer called Ner Mitzvah. It's a gateway into his broader thought and method and a treasure of Torah on the holiday of Chanuka.

Welcome to Kislev! We’re in day 41 of the war as I write this, and though there have been advances made and pinpoints of light, the world seems still unbearably dark. I went searching for light in the aptly-titled Ner Mitzvah of the Maharal, a book devoted (mainly) to the topic of Chanuka. Below, an introduction to the life of Maharal of Prague and an e…