...Similarly with respect to the Torah reading of the Shabbos of Chanukah. During the Torah reading, as soon as a Jew hears and comprehends the word "Mikeitz - the End," he exclaims, "Aha! This is an allusion to the end of exile, referred to as the "end of days - Kaitz Hayamim" [spelled with a final mem which connotes the end of exile], as well as "the end of days - Kaitz Hayamin" [spelled as it is in the end of the book of Daniel, with a final nun which connotes] the deadline for the Redemption!
And afterwards, when one reads or hears the Haftorah (the selection of the prophets read weekly after the Torah reading) which states, "I beheld the Menorah, entirely of gold," one senses immediately a reference to the future Redemption!
Likewise, upon reading about the Nesi'im [princes] and the Nasi [prince] of the tribe of Reuvein [Jacob's first born son] in particular, a Jew is reminded forthwith of the true and complete Redemption, at which time all the Nesi'im will be present, and the status of the Jewish People as the "first born child" of the whole world will be manifest.
Moreover, the fourth light of Chanukah, is an immediate reminder of the "fourth [and final] Redemption," when the most complete G-dly manifestations will extend to all four directions of the world.
(From the talk of Shabbos Parshas Mikeitz, Shabbos Chanukkah, 5751)
3. See Or HaTorah, beginning of our Parsha. See also above p. 20 for further references. 4. Zecharya 4:2. 5. Midrash cited in Likkutei Torah, Be'ha'aloscha 34, end side b.
