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Daily Chizuk #1270
Holidays / Yamim Tovim
The Win-Win of Thanks: Positive Attitudes and Mitzvot
The Light of Emunah
The Netivot Shalom writes that the menorah in the Beit HaMikdash would radiate a light of emunah into the hearts of the Jewish People. With that light, it was understood that Hashem was behind everything that took place in the world, and it was that light which the Yavanim tried to destroy. The miracle of Chanukah was the last one before this long galut which we are still enduring. And it carried with it a message from Hashem to us which we must always remember. The Greeks had full control of the Beit HaMikdash. They were seeking to defile every jug of oil there, and there was no one to stop them. But Hashem had other plans. He blinded them from seeing that last jug, because from it He was going to produce the holiday of Chanukah to remind us that He's always with us, and no one can do anything to us unless it's His will. The nerot Chanukah remind us that whatever is going on in our own lives is being orchestrated by Hashem. He's with us, and He's helping us, although it might not always seem that way. If we take the message and internalize that Hashem is with us, it will make our lives so much better. Sometimes, Hashem gives us a "wave", kavayachol, by showing us how intimately He is involved in our day to day lives.
When we look at the nerot Chanukah, let us try to absorb that light of emunah and internalize that Hashem is always with us as well.
Chanukah Sameach!
The Netivot Shalom writes that the menorah in the Beit HaMikdash would radiate a light of emunah into the hearts of the Jewish People. With that light, it was understood that Hashem was behind everything that took place in the world, and it was that light which the Yavanim tried to destroy. The miracle of Chanukah was the last one before this long galut which we are still enduring. And it carried with it a message from Hashem to us which we must always remember. The Greeks had full control of the Beit HaMikdash. They were seeking to defile every jug of oil there, and there was no one to stop them. But Hashem had other plans. He blinded them from seeing that last jug, because from it He was going to produce the holiday of Chanukah to remind us that He's always with us, and no one can do anything to us unless it's His will. The nerot Chanukah remind us that whatever is going on in our own lives is being orchestrated by Hashem. He's with us, and He's helping us, although it might not always seem that way. If we take the message and internalize that Hashem is with us, it will make our lives so much better. Sometimes, Hashem gives us a "wave", kavayachol, by showing us how intimately He is involved in our day to day lives.
When we look at the nerot Chanukah, let us try to absorb that light of emunah and internalize that Hashem is always with us as well.
Chanukah Sameach!
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