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Mikeitz 5762 - December 14, 2001

Light Speaks

I am truth. I am pure. I am you.
Parshah
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Joseph interprets a couple of royal dreams, goes from the dungeon to the throne, puts his ten brothers through the wringer, does some magic tricks with a silver goblet, and takes Benjamin hostage -- but it's all part of a vast eternal plan
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The Fifth Night

"It's Chanukah, the festival of miracles!" cried Nachman. "We'll do the mitzvah the way it should be done. Not in some rusty can fished out from the garbage..."
Chanukah 2001 - Body and Soul
Chanukah is about not being afraid of the dark
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An eight-part journey into the soul of Chanukah… Tzvi Freeman's Menorah Files… Chanukah Stories…
I Am a Soul

Like a child neglected I crouch in a large and darkened room illuminated by a single shaft of piercing light where you can find me, longing.
One who possesses understanding without wisdom is like a mighty warrior who is unarmed; one who has wisdom without understanding is like a weakling with armaments.
— Midrash
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Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.

In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.

These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”

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