"CHANUKAH
"We light the menorah outside our houses in order to negate the philosophy which advocates being a Jew in our home but merely a mentsh (decent human being) outside, and in order to emphasize that we are not embarrassed of our Torah and yiddishkeit. As we saw, Rav Schneider would convey to his students that bnei Torah have to be aware of their elevated status. He said that for his generation it was imperative for yeshivah bachurim to appreciate the great privilege and responsibility associated with being bnei Torah. This applies no less today.
"The other central message of Chanuka is the fundamental item of faith that there is no such thing as nature, since the whole of creation is constantly being re-created and dependent on Hashem’s Will; nor is there such a thing as a “law of nature”. As the Ramban notes, anyone who does not believe this is an epikores [heretic]. "
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...."One of the four exiles is that of golus yovon. Why is the subjugation of the Greeks considered to have been an exile, seeing that the Jews were neither exiled from Eretz Yisroel by the Greeks, nor did they destroy the Beis Hamikdosh? The Chasam Sofer explains that nevertheless, since they persecuted us and attempted to abolish Torah and mitzvos, the period of their subjugation is considered to have been an exile.
"Over the past few decades, we have witnessed, on the one hand, a proliferation of Torah learning, but, on the other hand, governments which are heretical, and whose entire purpose is to uproot Torah from the nation and to be a nation like any other. Our settlement in Eretz Yisroel in recent times has no connection to the beginning of the redemption; on the contrary, it is a further entrenchment of exile, since exile and redemption do not depend on settlement in the Holy Land. Redemption relates to a situation in which we are privileged to serve Hashem in Eretz Yisroel under the rule of the kingdom of Beis Dovid, and exile is a situation that distances us from that. When heretics rule the country and enact legislation against Hashem and His Torah, when clerks are forced to register same-gender “marriages”, for example, we are deeply immersed in exile, even whilst dwelling in our holy country."
Based on droshos by Maran HaGaon Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita, Gaavad of Yerushalayim. To receive these weekly divrei Torah email ravsternbuchtorah@gmail.com
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Question & Answer with *HaRav Avigdor Miller zt'l
"Feelings of Ssuperiority
“And Paroh said to Yoseph, "I am Paroh, and besides you, no one may lift his hand or his foot in the entire land of Egypt” (41:44).
"Rav Yecheskel Levenstein wonders how Yosef had agreed to accept the position of managing the mighty Egyptian kingdom without any previous experience. He had been a Yeshiva bochur until the age of 17, and had subsequently been a slave of Potiphar, and sat in prison for 12 years. How did he now have the courage to accept such a responsible position?
"He answered that Yosef lived with a clear awareness of his own spiritual greatness and the moral inferiority of his Egyptian subjects. Although he was careful not to cause them any sorrow, this awareness did give him the courage to rule over Egypt.
"Similarly, Rav Sternbuch recalls how Rav Moshe Schneider would endeavor to convey to his students that bnei Torah had to be aware of their superior status, that the existence of the celestial spheres, as well as of this world, is dependent on them. He said that for his generation it was imperative for Yeshiva bochurim to appreciate the great privilege and responsibility associated with being bnei Torah.
"Mashgichim and Ramim have to instill a sense of responsibility into the hearts of every Yeshiva bachur and tell them about the magnitude of their task to protect every Jewish home at this time through the merit of their Torah. By virtue of Torah study, they are ensuring that the entire Jewish population - a sheep among seventy wolves - can remain alive. Someone who leaves Hashem’s army for the army of the state is a deserter, even if there would not be rampant immorality and heresy there."
Based on droshos by Maran HaGaon Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita, Gaavad of Yerushalayim. To receive these weekly divrei Torah email ravsternbuchtorah@gmail.com
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*Relating to that of HaRav Avigdor Miller zt"l IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO READ THE RAV's FULL EXPLANATION OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED BACK THEN. PLEASE GO TO
HYRCANUS' DOWNFALL: What really happened Chanuka. Part I - The Rise of the Hellenists
[this entire download contains invaluable information of what caused the need for this War and how it relates to what we are faced with in Eretz Yisrael these days. If you have trouble and want to know the real history and not the zionists fabrication, indicate so in the comment section to this blog post.
https://torasavigdor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Chanukah.pdf
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