{"id":22672,"date":"2016-12-25T01:55:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T23:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=22672"},"modified":"2020-11-17T05:08:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T03:08:58","slug":"hanukkah-its-more-than-a-miracle-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=22672","title":{"rendered":"Hanukkah- It\u2019s more than a miracle \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From Darkness to Light<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sages describe four exiles that the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israelites<\/a> experienced and connect them to the second verse of the Torah. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.1.2?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 1:2<\/a><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1512;&#1462;&#1509;, &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1456;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492; &#1514;&#1465;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468; &#1493;&#1464;&#1489;&#1465;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1495;&#1465;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1498;&#1456;, &#1506;&#1463;&#1500;-&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1514;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501;; &#1493;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1495;&#1463; &#1488;&#1457;&#1500;&#1465;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1502;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1495;&#1462;&#1508;&#1462;&#1514; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500;-&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501;&rdquo;<br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lsquo;&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1512;&#1462;&#1509;, &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1456;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492; &#1514;&#1465;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&rsquo; &lsquo;The earth was formless&rsquo;, is the aspect of the Babylonian exile.<br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lsquo;&#1493;&#1464;&#1489;&#1465;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&rsquo;,&rsquo; and void&rsquo; is the aspect of the Persian exile.<br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lsquo;&#1493;&#1456;&#1495;&#1465;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1498;&#1456;&rsquo;, &lsquo;and darkness&rsquo; is the aspect of the Greek exile.<br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lsquo;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500;-&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1514;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501;&rsquo;, &lsquo;over the surface of the deep&rsquo; is the aspect of the exile of Edom (Rome)<br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;&#1493;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1495;&#1463; &#1488;&#1457;&#1500;&#1465;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1502;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1495;&#1462;&#1508;&#1462;&#1514; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500;-&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501;&rdquo;, &lsquo;and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters&rsquo; is the aspect of the spirit of Mashiach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exile in Egypt was before the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israelites<\/a> received the Torah and became a nation. It is in a different category and not always listed with the four exiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why the Greek exile is called &lsquo;Darkness&rsquo;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The greeks were great philosophers and didn&rsquo;t kill people just to show their power. Their goal was to bring their culture to all countries they conquered and ruled. &nbsp;The <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israelites<\/a> were not impressed by their culture because they had the Torah and a <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Faith&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492;Generally, Faith is Malchut, meaning the world of action, because faith is expressed in this world.To achieve any of the levels of faith, we need to have love and awe of Hashem.Complete Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1513;&#1500;&#1497;&#1502;&#1492;The Nukva of Zeir Anpin is called &amp;quot;Faith&amp;quot;. After the Nukva is illuminated with the Light of Chokmah that comes from Binah, the Nukva is called Complete Faith, &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1513;&#1500;&#1497;&#1502;&#1492;.Supreme Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1506;&#1500;&#1497;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492;This level is the connection to Binah with the study of the Torah to know the ways of the Holy One, Blessed be He. The Shechina joins at this level.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=faith\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">faith<\/a> that elevated them above the material world. The Greeks worshipped the physical existence, their body, their dwelling, and their logic. The Jews made the Greeks upset and they started making laws that limited the spiritual connections of the Jews to the laws of the Torah. Their goal was to weaken their <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Faith&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492;Generally, Faith is Malchut, meaning the world of action, because faith is expressed in this world.To achieve any of the levels of faith, we need to have love and awe of Hashem.Complete Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1513;&#1500;&#1497;&#1502;&#1492;The Nukva of Zeir Anpin is called &amp;quot;Faith&amp;quot;. After the Nukva is illuminated with the Light of Chokmah that comes from Binah, the Nukva is called Complete Faith, &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1513;&#1500;&#1497;&#1502;&#1492;.Supreme Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1506;&#1500;&#1497;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492;This level is the connection to Binah with the study of the Torah to know the ways of the Holy One, Blessed be He. The Shechina joins at this level.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=faith\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">faith<\/a> so they would embrace the Greek culture instead. That strategy worked fine for a long time and many Jews turned to the Greeks&rsquo; Hellenistic culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22673\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tomb_of_Matithyahu_ben_Yo%E1%B8%A5anan_HakKohen_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22673\" class=\"wp-image-22673 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tomb_of_Matithyahu_ben_Yo%E1%B8%A5anan_HakKohen_3.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tomb of Matityahu in Israel<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Greeks broke 13 openings in the walls of the Holy Temple and contaminated all the oil and tools of the service in the Holy Temple. As we know 13 is the numerical value of &lsquo;Love&rsquo;, &#1488;&#1492;&#1489;&#1492; and &lsquo;Unity&rsquo;, &#1488;&#1495;&#1491;. These actions created a great loss of connection to the Light. The Greeks continued to murder and torture people in order to disconnect them from fulfilling the precepts. Darkness spread over the Land of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israel<\/a> until the High Priest Matityahu said enough! and called all of those who had the certainty with God to join him and his sons. They<\/span>&nbsp;started the revolt for independence and it took them 7 years to remove the Greeks and the darkness they had imposed on the people.<\/p>\n<p>-=-=-=-<br>\nThe day for celebrating the miracles of Hanukkah was set to the 25th day of Kislev.<\/p>\n<p>The 25th word of the Torah is &lsquo;&#1488;&#1493;&#1512;&rsquo; &lsquo;Light&rsquo;.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.1.1?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 1:1<\/a> = 7 words, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.1.2?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 1:2<\/a> = 14 words, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.1.3?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 1:3<\/a> = 4th word is &#1488;&#1493;&#1512;, &lsquo;Light&rsquo; from &lsquo;Let there be Light&rsquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#1495;&#1504;&#1493;&#1499;&#1492; &lsquo;Hanukkah&rsquo; also read as &#1495;&#1504;&#1493;-&#1499;&#1492;, which means &lsquo;parked\/came to&hellip;&rsquo; 25th. The word &#1499;&#1492; also connects to the blessings of the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Kohen&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Kohen, PriestThe duties of the Kohen were to perform services in the Holy Temple to channel the Light of YHVH to this world.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=kohen-2\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">priests<\/a> that brings light to the nation and the world.<\/p>\n<p>It is very good to give Tzedakah before lighting the menorah to create affinity with the Light that is all sharing. &nbsp;If you have a Tzedakah box at home, drop a few coins or give online to your favorite channels of Light even a fraction of what you give every month.<\/p>\n<p>You can place a cup for the Tzedakah close to the Menorah and put coins or bills during the days of Hanukkah. Before the last day give the money to Tzedakah or give the collected amount or more online.<\/p>\n<p>The custom of giving children money on Hanukkah is to encourage them to also give Tzedakah. It would be a good habit to have a Tzedakah box at home and give a few coins to the children to place in the box before Shabbat and all other holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of giving Tzedakah is to create the aspect of transforming material into Light. That action connects us to the level of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yessod&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yessod is the sefira that delivers light, and nourishments that sustain life in the world. Joseph is the chariot (vehicle) for the sefira of Yessod. He controlled the sustenance of Egypt and the world, and he is a channel of sustenance.We connect to Yessod through studies, Tzedaka, and Tzadikim.Friday is Yessod of the week. Kislev is Yessod of the months.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yessod\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Yessod<\/a> that is called Tzadik and Tzedakah. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yessod&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yessod is the sefira that delivers light, and nourishments that sustain life in the world. Joseph is the chariot (vehicle) for the sefira of Yessod. He controlled the sustenance of Egypt and the world, and he is a channel of sustenance.We connect to Yessod through studies, Tzedaka, and Tzadikim.Friday is Yessod of the week. Kislev is Yessod of the months.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yessod\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Yessod<\/a> is where the Light comes to the world.<\/p>\n<p>Money is power but it has limitations because it cannot guarantee protection from natural causes. The Light can give us protection, health and everything that we need even before we experience its lack. Seek the Light and He will find you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Hanukkah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-=-=-=-<\/p>\n<p>{||}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Darkness to Light The sages describe four exiles that the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israelites<\/a> experienced and connect them to the second verse of the Torah. 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