The Chanukah Miracle & The Profound Power of Faith in Hashem
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Drawing inspiration from Hanukkah, this episode emphasizes the transformative power of placing hope in the omnipresent and almighty blessed be He. We discuss how this leap from the natural to the supernatural can lead to miraculous salvation. The conversation delves into how hope in Hashem can lead to self-strengthening and galvanizing your mentality and resources. This enlightening discussion is a gateway to understanding the essence of hope as we learn from it, Chanukah. So, join us; let's redefine hope, your ultimate beacon in life.
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0:02 Man can go about 40 days without food, about three days without water and, believe it or not, the human body can last almost eight minutes without air. But no mortal man, no human can last for even one second without hope. Hope is a necessity, emuna is a must. The question is, in what do you place your hope in?
0:44 But everyone needs hope. Some people will place their hope in their cash, their bank accounts, their Benjamins, and that does bring them some sense of life and salvation, but it's limited. Others will place their hope, their trust, their faith, their emuna in their cognitive capacities, while others will place their hope in mommy and daddy, but everybody needs hope. But on Hanukkah we remind ourselves that there are those that bow down to emptiness and deceptive nothingness and to a God that does not grant them salvation, to a Buddha, to a totem pole, to the money, to the cognitive self-abilities and powers.
1:43 But on Hanukkah we bow down. And when you place your hope in your faith and your trust in the all-powerful, all-mighty, omnipresent, akhadash Bhargha blessed be he you don't play by the rules of Teva of nature, you graduate to the world of supernatural and you see miraculous salvation. For it matters not what you place your match upon whether it be vinegar or oil. Misha Amar, lashem and Yadlik will also say that vinegar should light, and Misha Amar, that candles last for one day, says no, now it lasts for eight days because I make the rules.
2:30 So it would seem to be a smart investment. After all, we all need hope, but the question is, what do you place your hope in? So, if you need a miraculous salvation, hope in Hashem, place your trust in your faith in Akhadash Bhargha and when you are kave el Hashem, that truly does lead to Akhazak v Amitsli Bekha, the strengthening of yourself, to a galvanizing of your mentality and your resources, and this is one of the essential lessons that we learn in the Khamaka. New Yorker.