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Chanukah tells us that every Jew is hiding him jug oil seal of the High Priest; you need is to look
carefully to find it, then it turns out he was there all along, waiting to be discovered.

Known to many comparing the modern nation state in Israel during the Second Temple, when
Nathull Hans Slzachro we celebrate since inclusive. Whether comparing Ahahtiioonut then today's
Westernization, or political independence at the time comparing to that of now - Chanukah has
something contemporary fragrance. Perhaps that is one of the reasons you light the holiday
candles Jews who insist that the other observance. It seems that a realistic vision, when you say
the words "In those days, at this time" blessing "done miracles for our ancestors" before lighting
the candles - to thank her also for the miracles he does for us at this time, maybe even more than
in those days. But I doubt if many think about the daily miracles of Chanukah candle lighting time.
Even those who see the miracles and thank them, not sure tie between this special holiday.

No one spoke of it in this generation we are in the dark and heavy, and perhaps this darkness he
bothers us to see the close connection between then and now. Indeed, technical analogy, what
you see is a large difference between those days this time; this time we are bound not apparent
in our country to foreign rule aims to force us to a lifestyle contrary to our faith. Ostensibly, we are
independent politically, and respect the individual - the password is 'a faith will live', so where did
the similarities between then and now? Well imagination is the terrible confusion that prevails
among the people, a disconnect between the leadership and the people. In those days - lots of
people, those were trying to stick to the tradition of their ancestors, Greek oppression they
suffered. Layer of leadership was sitting comfortably in Jerusalem and elsewhere, has
collaborated with the oppressors and initiated several moves worsening repression. And here -
the disconnect between the leadership and a lot of people do not need to say much words.
Security anarchy is the only vertex of the pyramid of leadership from the people that
disengagement is supposed to lead.

What does all this have to do for Chanukah today? And is there a clue for us to encourage this
holiday? The rule is that any Israeli festival holiday theme eternal message, which also
celebrated by thousands of years after the event Slzachro is celebrated, then no doubt you could
need encouragement Chanukah candles. What is lacking is only to put words in this message,
and try to do it God's help. Apparently we all know that candles lit in memory of miracle of the oil,
which also is currently the primary commandment. Tongue Gemara (Shabbat as "a / b):
Sachsneachnso Greek Hall - impure all oils Hall; Mrs. Hasmonean kingdom Onchum - tested
and found only one flask of oil which lay high priest's seal, and there was only light one day; A
miracle lit from it for eight days; another year - good days Akabom Oashaoma praise and
thanksgiving.

Greeks defiled all the oils Hall. Hasmonean won, sought oil lamp candles lighting the temple and
found one jug seal of the Kohen Gadol. Hall, Oil, lamp (now called a menorah) mark of the high
priest; components that look at them and maybe find the right messages. Hall is the temple of
God, the Temple. It is a place inspired by indwelling in the world, the focus of the sacred. Greeks
they renounced the term saint, meaning distinction, above and beyond the world, regarded him as
merely a cultural monument. They did not want to destroy the Temple, they only defiled the oils in
it. That they were Sachltanym, very smart, and were willing to accept the assumption that domain
is above the mind, distinct from far, a saint. Even when the Greeks ruled the Temple - the priests
who had their operation lamp lit the candles, but regular oil, not sure it would be pure, since oil is
the oil. Its specific gravity has not changed and its energy value is preserved.

Fat is a metaphor for wisdom, and the claim of the Greeks was no significant difference between
the wisdom of the holy Torah, the wisdom of this world. Much of the leadership layer was the way
of the Greeks Vahatioon, but a lot of people moved on, through the Holy Spirit. Greeks were not
satisfied with the way that leadership is going to press a lot of people give up his sacred
customs. They spurs by Mticnim that they could not stand the ignorant commoners who insist on
the strange customs such as Sabbath, immersion in the mikvah ritual bath, refraining from eating
meat prey like. They claimed the seventh day is a day like; water is the same water in the mikvah
bathtub meat and meat is the same whether the animal was slaughtered properly or beheaded.
Hasmonean that went to war.
The temple candles Chanukah candles

Hasmonean, despite being few and skilled, sanctified war on the Greeks and Mticnim gave their
lives to fight for the sanctity of Israel. God did miracles and the few they have defeated many, but
their purpose, to restore the holy people of Israel, could get only the renewal of work in the temple,
which is what they tried to do right after they conquered Jerusalem. And here they ran into serious
problems, that the Temple was neglected generates. After the first renovation, sought to light the
candles, lamp, this is one of the first things they do in the temple every morning, but the oils in the
temple defilement by the Greeks. Although emergencies are allowed to light the candles with oil
is not pure, Hasmonean insisted not to use this permit. They fought devotion to the sanctity of
Israel - an idea the Greeks deny him, ditto - and were willing to give up the purity and sanctity,
even in an emergency. They made a miracle and found one jug of oil lay high priest's seal.

What was supposed to be signing a priest? The seal attests that no one untouched foreign oil is
so pure, so why Hans was signing of the High Priest necessarily, just not enough to seal? Now
what characterizes the high priest is the absolute dedication to holiness. He must be spread out
all the mundane affairs; home is coming out only in the evening, and most of his time he spends
in the temple. One jug of pure oil, if it is signed and seal of the High Priest, signs of devotion, is
enough to bring about the revolution and restore the Jew from the Greek to the sacred. Chanukah
tells us that every Jew is hiding him jug oil seal of the High Priest; you need is to look carefully to
find it, then it turns out he was there all along, waiting to be discovered.

As mentioned above, in the temple lamp lit the candles every morning, why you decided to light
candles on us precisely after dark? Well, the difference between the temple candles Chanukah
candles are candles in memory of the Temple, is the intensity of light (or darkness) that prevails
in the world. Temple candles were lit only with olive oil, in a temple on the day that the world was
lit by the Holy radiated from the temple. Role of the priests was that their lives were holy light,
concerning sanctity was to the world, to illuminate the darkness of this world. Bottom line - was a
shrine and temple world but effect is not so felt it. This is similar to today's Sabbath candles; turn
them inside the house because their house light illuminate the sanctity of the Sabbath,
Vahedlktam rests with the housewife or the owner, and it is still day light as the candles of the
Temple. Finally have a (bright) and outside, exterior house is not necessarily affected. Sometimes
even have to withdraw in order to defend against foreign.

Compared with these two, the candles lit just as darkness fell and place them on the outside.
And, each committed Bahedlktam, not just priests or owners, and they are acceptable in the oils.
Olive oil is only compile commands. This shows the power of candles to illuminate the exterior,
the dark world, larger than that of candlesticks and even that of the temple lamps. On the contrary,
the main cause of the Chanukah candles is to illuminate the exterior, the dark world, until his
expulsion from the absolute. Although Chanukah candles draw their strength Miracle Temple
which was in those days, but at this time - during the dark times over, of exile and hard - a lot of
power to light a candle power lamp of the Temple.

The few lines remaining to us, we will examine the relationship Parsha, after, perhaps even the
right conclusions. Phenomenon out of the terrible darkness a great light suddenly breaks,
perfectly clear in our case this week and in previous years we talked about it often. Joseph prison
pit out the same day he was appointed viceroy of Egypt. No more revolution than that. In most
years, read this story during Hanukkah, the internal connection between two events perfectly clear;
Hasmonean's devotion to the sanctity of Israel fully dressed Joseph's devotion to his adherence
to a 'divine. These two transmit us a clear and unequivocal message: No matter how everything
seems dark and cold - the salvation of God, in an instant. And if it is late - will come.
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