Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Chanukah, Shalit, Reuven, Yosef
The Imrei Yehuda on Shabbos Chanukah discussed a midrash connecting Reuven and the dudaim with Chanukah. He explains how the dudaim are a segulah for pregnancy and how lighting the Chanukah candles are a segulah for pregnancy. Also, Reuven has a remez, the pasuk "reu bein beni uben chami", and the Imrei Yehuda points out that this is exactly what the miracle and story of Chanukah is alllll about!
The Chortkover Reb Yisroel in Sefer Ginzei Yisroel on Chanukah says regarding the same midrash, that there are 2 parts to Chanukah, the military victory which there is no mitzvah specific for since it is natural for any nation to celebrate victory and the miracle of the lights. He says these are rooted in the dudaim being effective on Jewish and non Jewish women alike, just as all nations know of military victory, and the fact that when Reuven was looking for the dudaim, there was a Chita field and he did not take even one thing for it would be gezeilah, and so as he was gaber al hachomer, Hashem gave us the same, above nature in the miracle of Chanukah, the lights of the Menorah.
Also the Sefas Emes Brezhan points out on Parshas mikeitz that Ner Chanukah is gematria Shalit without the yud. All you gotta add is the yud.
The 10 types of song, the 10 dibros, the 10 maamarot, the 10 machshavos of the days of Moshiach, the ten garments of Moshiach, the yud of Yosef, the pintele Yid!
The Chortkover Reb Yisroel in Sefer Ginzei Yisroel on Chanukah says regarding the same midrash, that there are 2 parts to Chanukah, the military victory which there is no mitzvah specific for since it is natural for any nation to celebrate victory and the miracle of the lights. He says these are rooted in the dudaim being effective on Jewish and non Jewish women alike, just as all nations know of military victory, and the fact that when Reuven was looking for the dudaim, there was a Chita field and he did not take even one thing for it would be gezeilah, and so as he was gaber al hachomer, Hashem gave us the same, above nature in the miracle of Chanukah, the lights of the Menorah.
Also the Sefas Emes Brezhan points out on Parshas mikeitz that Ner Chanukah is gematria Shalit without the yud. All you gotta add is the yud.
The 10 types of song, the 10 dibros, the 10 maamarot, the 10 machshavos of the days of Moshiach, the ten garments of Moshiach, the yud of Yosef, the pintele Yid!
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