Let’s say/learn kapitel 36
The Chiddushei HaRim writes, the 36 candles of Chanuka illuminate the 36 days from 25 Kislev till the end of Teves.
This energy is contained in kapitel 36.
Focus on:
Evil perspective
Enlightenment
Salvation
Bitachon
Nachal
Tallis
Illumination
Humility
Regel
Thirteen
Once or thrice during the week, most important, Shabbos.
Parsha Challenge tonight 9pm EST
Questions, answers, dilemmas, chiddushim…
The winner eats dinner at BACKYARD BBQ.
Come join the fun!
Oil oil oil
Dreidel with shin
Bend over while lighting
Wash hands before lighting
Stare into the flames for a while
Silver menora
Linen wicks (roll your own)
Don’t play cards
Menora in doorway opposite mezuza
Focus on eights of tzitzis, mezuza, and mila
Sing your heart out
Replace wicks every night
Save them for the grand finale
Immerse wick into oil, not oil onto wick
Be the guy who lights in shul
Record your Chanuks insights
Surprise surprise!
Kapitel 8 this week.
The Gaonim say this kapitel gives a person chen.
Ner Chanuka. Chochmas Nistar. 400. Good stuff…
Features include:
Hod
Vision
Neutralizing enemies
Shemen
Night lights
Legwork
Mehadrin
Tahara
Don’t just say it.
Learn it, live it!
Especially on Shabbos.
Chanuka Sameach
The Torah teaches that loshon hora is מחריב the world.
Do we live in a destroyed world?
Shabbos Shalom!
Check out kapitel 50.
Look out for relevant features like:
Yosef=Tzion
Fire
Hair
Judgement
Bris
Tzaddik
Speech
Hands off
Loshon Hara
Adultery
Fratricide
Tarof taraf Yosef
Ayin tova
Try to say/learn this kapitel a few times during the week.
Most important is to say in on Shabbos.
Have a great week!
Only Yosef (tzaddik yesod olam) is impervious to ayin hara (Esav’s eye of doom).
Rochel (malchus) is most vulnerable to ayin hara.
She was also pregnant with Binyomin (an additional malchus element).
Someone must protect Rochel, and Yosef is the only one who can do it.
Shavua Tov!
Yosef protects Mama Rochel from Esav’s eye of doom.
Why only Yosef, and why only Rochel?
Feedback is appreciated!
Stay tuned till after Shabbos for our approach.
Shabbos Shalom
New and improved!
Let’s focus on kapitel 144.
Some significant points here connecting to our parsha this week:
War and salvation.
Pointless people.
Big talkers.
Successful children.
Healthy flocks.
Security and serenity.
Try to recite this kapitel a few times.
Learning it with Rashi and friends would be superb.
If the Hebrew is insurmountable, I recommend purchasing the Complete Artscroll Tehillim.
It’s five volumes, authored by Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer.
See if you can find the full size. I found only the small size.
The Treasury is also good, just missing 80% of the material.
Feedback is always welcome.
Share your insights and complaints.
Tehillim can also be learned chabura style!
Artscroll Tehillim – Psalms – 5 Volume- Small Size
Rabbi Akiva teaches (based on 31:4) the ideal location for advising is “ba’sadeh”.
How is this better than anywhere else?
Feel free to respond!
I’ll send a suggested answer after Shabbos.
Shabbos Shalom