Elevation and Illumination | Chanukah Message By Rav Asher Weiss Shlit"a (5786)

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[music] To my dear and wonderful friends at Ourus, Kaneka is here again. And what is Kaneka all about? So tonight when we light the minra, what does Kaneka bring to mind? And what do these beautiful lights [music] candles of manra convey? What message do they convey? One of the great giants of Yora Modayaf the Bal great giants of Yora Modayaf the Bal Halavouch living [music] 500 years ago explains why is Purim so different than Kanuka. Both Puram and Kaneka commemorate [music] and bring to mind miracles that our people [music] experience in the days of the Bay Shi. So we eat, we drink, we drink wine and no food, no drinks. Khan [music] is all about just lighting the natto, the candles of the menra. The way we candles of the menra. The way we remember and the way we act on a yam [music] is associated with what was the miracle of that special day. So the danger in Purim was laashed laog [music] abed hmon and ashes were out to [music] kill to destroy to annihilate the Jewish people. So the miracle was the salvation of life and [music] we rejoice life and that is why we eat and we drink. The day

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1. 0:01[music] To my dear and wonderful friends at Ourus, Kaneka is here again. And what is…
2. 0:34great giants of Yora Modayaf the Bal Halavouch living [music] 500 years ago explains why is…
3. 1:06candles of the menra. The way we remember and the way we act on a yam…
4. 1:39that is why we eat and we drink. The day was not about annihilation. [music] The…
5. 2:10we [music] remember those miracles is by lighting the n of the menra. We must understand…
6. 2:41and they argued this war is uncalled for. You're putting our people in danger [music] for…
7. 3:11miraculously [music] victorious and then they came to [music] restore the Ba Mdash al. So Kaneka…
8. 3:42still out there lurking in the [music] shadows. But our way of life is also challenged…
9. 4:13light to our people. We all hope and pray that [music] we should see Moshiach, the…

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