Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky spends Three Minutes on Tefilah

The last, additional supplication before the Korbanos section of the Tefilos is based on a Gemara in Berachos 16b as are so many other of the tefilos that are familiar to us.

In the final blessing, we ask Hashem to bestow "Good Kindness" On His nation Israel. What's Good Kindness? Is there bad kindness?

We resume with the final blessing in Birchas HaShachar, analyzing each of the requests. Do not bring us into the grasp of sin, nor into the grasp of transgression or iniquity.4 Do not cause us to be tested, or brought to disgrace.6 Let us not be ruled over by the Evil Inclination. Keep us far from an evil person, and from an evil companion. Make us hold fast to the Good Inclination, and to good deeds, and compel our Evil Inclination to be subservient to You. Grant us this day and everyday favor, kindness , and compassion in Your eyes and in the eyes of all who see us,

This is a brief overview of Maoz Tzur. (5 Minutes)

It seems that the candles are so holy that we have no permission to use them for mundane purposes .. only to look at them. What does that mean? Do you need permission to look at things?

The reciting of the supplication of HaNeiros Hallalu is actually brought as a halacha in Shulchan Aruch. What is it all about?

The end of Al HaNissim is, in essence, a history lesson. It talks about the aftermath of the victory, the lighting of lights in a courtyard (not the miracle of the oil), and the establishment of the holiday of Chanuka. We don't find such an ending for the Al haNissim of Purim. What's it doing there?

The Al Hanisim contains quite a number of expressions of victory. Are they each related to something?

Al HaNisim thanks Hashem for the salvations and victories we were granted back then in this time period. A deeper look (3 Minutes) Clarifies, what the praise is all about

What is the reason for the prayer of Al HaNissim? Why don't we say it on any other holiday, besides Purim and Chanukah?