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Chanukah Notes from Joy Krauthammer
Got this lovely email from JOY KRAUTHAMMER.
Tonight is the eighth night of Chanukah
the Festival of Lights.
Date: 12/28/2008 11:00:56 AM ( 16 y ) ... viewed 1530 times
December 29, 08
8:57 AM
This is from my dearest of friends
JOY KRAUTHAMMER, an Enchanted Gardener
rooting the San Fernando Valley area:
Chanukah Same'ach Y
One love, shalom and abundant blesSings of harmony, wholeness, health and joy to you,
Joy
"Serve G*d With Joy"
"The Divine One is The Source of Joy.
To be joyous is to be connected with the Source –
one who is connected to the Source IS joyous!" Rav Shulim
Joy Light
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Shalom,
King Solomon, Shlomo HaMelech wrote in Mishlei (The Book of Proverbs 6:23)
"Ner Mitzvah v'Torah Or ." Mitzvos are lamps and Torah is light.
"Ner Hashem, Nishmat Adam". The Soul of the human being is the lamp of Hashem. (Proverbs 20:27)
"Ki Imecha Mekor Haim Be'orecha Nireh Or." By Your Light shall we see light. (King David's Tehillim/Psalm 36:10)
Above--Jewish light quotes I love & below--a thought from one of my teachers, and my thoughts.
"The physical lights we ignite during the Festival of Chanukah
are a manifestation of the spiritual light
we try to light within ourselves and the radiance of our souls,
through seeking to do G*d's Will, and pierces the long night of Galus .
May we all merit a Chanukah full of light of Torah and mitzvos
and enjoy the beauty of the lamps with renewed dedication
to bring close the day when the true Light of Creation will fill the earth
with a brilliance and clarity we have waited for almost 2,000 years.
Wishing you a Happy, Brilliant Chanukah"
(Michael Rosenberg of Torah.org's bikkur cholim: A site where you can request prayers.)
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Allow the light that we hold within ourselves to be shared and light our universe
shining forth to the darkest corners, even to those dark spots within our own hearts & souls.
Reb Shlomo, z'l in the name of The Ba'al Shem Tov, said shared light increases and never diminishes.
We, like the Temple's miracle oil, if ever feeling "defiled" can "rededicate" ourselves with light.
Meditate & gaze upon flames or imagine them at any time and be connected
the Divine One & to the holiness within you.
According to our Sephirot, in the illumination we receive in the image of The Divine One,
we have the light of:
wisdom, knowledge, compassion / lovingkindness, justice, beauty, endurance,
gratitude, joy /passion and peace.
What are the lights in our own lives that offer blessing and warmth?
What are the sparks that move us forward, pushing us to go beyond our comfort zone and do more?
May we be blessed with a light-filled Chanukah.
Y Chanukah Same'ach Y
One love, shalom and abundant blesSings of harmony,
wholeness, health and joy to you,
Joy "Serve G*d With Joy"
"The Divine One is The Source of Joy. To be joyous
is to be connected with the Source –
one who is connected to the Source IS joyous!" Rav Shulim
psI hope the menorah flames stay lit
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