DATE
What date is observed as "Tzom ha'Asiri"? What events does it commemorate?
THE EIGHTH OF TEVES
What is the identity of the "Greek" king who forced the Sages to translate the Torah? Did this happen on more than one occasion?
The Sages teach that when the Torah was translated, "a three-day long period of darkness descended upon the world." What is the "light" of Torah, and why was its translation marked by darkness?
How was the translation of the Torah an attack upon the Torah itself, and upon the uniqueness of Yisrael?
Member's lecture for Chanukah 5764 from 15:45 til 19:00, by Rabbi Mordecai Kornfeld
Member's lecture for Chanukah 5768 from 24:50 til 32:30, by Rabbi Mordecai Kornfeld
1. Yosef Da'as to Megilah 9:p4, til p5
What emendations did the Elders make in their translation, and why?


