Rabbi Daniel Glatstein: The Light of Chanukah - The Light of Giving

[Music] the beginning of this week's parsha the oysters hatzadik finds himself in a pit he's in a dungeon he's in the jail of Egypt he's wallowing he's languishing in Egypt by the end of the parish ah he's king of the the civilized world he's second in command to power without him nobody lifts up his arm in the entire land of Egypt Yosef hatzadik has an amazing elevation last six perish a partial Asia of just the opposite he starts off on top of the world he's wearing his colored casinos possum he's wearing the Royal garments that his father gave him he's learning with his father he's his father's prized disciple by the end of the parsha he's wallowing in Egypt what a dramatic turnaround lastly parshas by a chef from the top of the universe to the bottom of the pit this week's tire Shah passes me Cates the bottom of the pit to the king of the world how do we account for such a dramatic turnaround well the dark shirasu mice the great expanders of the Taira teach us that in last week's parsha the oyster metallic is going around telling his brothers you want to hear about my dreams you wanna hear about my aspirations you want to see what I anticipate and I'm aspired to it's a recipe for disaster the EXIF starts on the top of the world he ends up in the jail in Egypt but now us if doesn't turn around instead of telling others about his dreams he goes to the butler he goes to the the Baker and he says let me hear what you're dreaming about let me hear what's on your mind what can I do to help you that's a recipe for success and therefore your youth becomes what is known as the ich mats Lia mats Lia how do we say successful person in Hebrew mats Lia literally matzah means to make others successful the letter mem in front of a Hebrew word indicates to cause to give to others or is light more is to give off light how do we say successful in Hebrew mats Lia giving success to others that is a definition of success in the eyes of the Taira to be able to give success to others Mott's Lia causative Yosef hatzadik does this dramatic turnaround he now asks others what he could do to hear about their dreams and their aspirations and their for you so it's Alec is propelled to one of the mightiest people who ever lived that is a secret of Chanukah look at the word path the path Shimon it's composed of the letters paid off means the mouth now the pay and pass is a closed pay that indicates your mouth should be closed the Huff huff means your pond means your palm should be open the light of Hanukkah and the energy of Konica is don't talk about yourself don't tell others what you want open up your hand open up your cough and give to others share with others give them assistance that will bring the true light of Hanukkah and that will bring the true light of success wishing everyone a free America and a wonderful Shabbos parshas me Cates and a wonderful hi - today's about Alena Latoya [Music]