We have been fighting the tumah of the umos ha’olam, one by one, and, during Chanukah we have strengthened this avoda still further. Now, as we walk away from this special Yom Tov we have “full pockets”. Let us remember that even Pharaoh melech Mitzrayim realized that a direct message from shamayim is meaningless if one does not act upon it. Let us act on this very special stage we have reached, let us build on this special time, go me’chayil el chayil, may these zechusim protect all of Klal Yisreal, and may we only share easier times.
More in this printout
- What Will Live ForeverExplore why Pharaoh accepted Yosef's interpretation of his dreams over his advisors' theories, focusing on the practical solution Yosef provided for the famine.
- Look at Your PocketA short parable about a Judaica store owner who mourns his empty shelves after Chanukah until he is reminded to look at the profit he earned.
- What Are We Taking With UsExplore the connection between Chanukah and Sukkos, focusing on how we internalize spiritual growth and the halachic debate between Beis Hillel and Beis Shamai.
- Removing the Power of the NationsThe Kedushas Yisrael explains how the seventy bulls of Sukkos and the days leading to Chanukah systematically diminish the spiritual power of the seventy nation
- The Swastika the MenorahThe powerful story of Rebbetzin Rochel Pozner's 1932 photograph of a Chanukah menorah standing in defiance of a Nazi flag in Kiel, Germany.