The Universal Message of Chanukah in Four Minutes
Chanukah is a universal story of moral and spiritual victory, reflected by light prevailing over darkness. Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for this quick video on the global meaning of Chanukah.
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The Ninth Flame
In pits of of Auschwitz a young boy and a gentleman light a ninth Chanukah candle, one so bright that it cannot be seen.
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Kabbalah of Chanukah
Each of the seven candles represents one of the emotional characteristics listed in the Zohar (the main book of the Kabbalah).
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Rabbi Dovid of Tolna’s Chanukah Question
Do we rise up to G-d, or does G-d descend to us? On Chanukah G-d descends to us an expression of G-d’s great love for His people.
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The Mudswamps of Hella
The Rebbe expounds on Channukah: The more you fight it, the deeper you sink, your every move counteracted by this noxious blend of water and soil….
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The Lamplighter’s Credo
While many of the Torah’s laws are time- & place-specific, their significance is always eternal & universal, such as kindling the menorah in the Holy Temple
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Hammered Gold
Two essential laws of the menorah: it should be forged of a single piece of gold & its diverse lights should face each other in harmony with their source.
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Lighting Instructions
The menorah represents man’s potential to “kindle lamps”: to illuminate within his own self, in his fellow man & in the material resources at his disposal.
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A Humbling Thought
An important lesson to the spiritual “lamplighter”: do not think that you are achieving anything that your fellow could not, in truth, achieve on his own.
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