<ol><li>What was the darkness Yavan brought upon us and the world, and how it is alluded to in its name?</li><li>The Ohr HaGanuz and how it relates to Chanukah, Talmud Bavli and Kabbalah.</li><li>Why Chazal established the three mitzvos of Chanukah and how they are alluded to in the Arizal’s meditation of “ner” in the berachah for Ner Chanukah.</li></ol>

The Story of Yaakov and Esav – Beneath the Surface – Given at The Kollel in Valley Village L.A.

Rabbi Yisrael Wilk was born and raised in New York, USA. He moved to Israel in 1999 where he lives with his wife and children. He received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Michel Birnbaum and Rabbi Dovid Feinstein. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Touro College. Rabbi Wilk authored the well-received Sefer HaTzimtzum v’Hametzios and Sefer Moadei Yisroel. In Israel, he developed a close relationship with HaRav Seraya Divlitzky zt”l, one of the greatest Kabbalists of recent years. Rabbi Wilk is also a primary talmid of the world-renowned Kabbalist, Rabbi Moshe Schatz shlit"a.