Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Mikeitz 5780

welcome to this week's story listen this week's torah portion is parsha speak AIT's the question of the week is how do we overcome our challenges so this week we are celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah Hanukkah is celebrated by taking a menorah olive oil you light the menorah you bring light into your family the community and to the world and the question is why is the holiday specifically celebrated by bringing light into the world so we know that Hanukkah the Greeks wanted to destroy the Jewish people's special unique loving relationship with God how do you combat that by doubling up and making stronger our loving relationship with God how do we make our loving relations are by bringing light into the world because God is all about light happiness hope all the blessings of light that's one reason why we celebrate it with the light the other reason is as we're getting ready to the great light the great revelation we want to start getting used to the light and therefore we light the candles which we find the same idea in this week's Torah portion parsis me Cates on one hand we know me Cates refers to me Cates high yeoman the end of times but also me Cates high Youngman like it's brought down the prophets referring to the beginning of the new era so the answer the question how can we bring light in our life and how can we get rid of all our challenges by lighting up our life with light as light dispels darkness and light will prepare us for the great and ultimate beautiful grand light that God is going to reveal to each and every one of us thanks so much for joining us for this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of borrows Minari laid slowly no safe and Rahab asleep on may their souls be elevated by the Torah was studying in their memory for more information please see our website Chabad swf dot org happy Chanukah