MEN'S GROUP (CHOCHAMIM)
Dear Friends,
I hope you all are well, that you had a wonderful thanksgiving and that December brings much good cheer. We meet this coming Sunday morning at 11am. Saturday night is the first night of Chanukah, so Sunday morning we'll be in our first day of Chanukah. Surprise, I'd like to think about our question -- "What do we want to tell our children/grandchildren . . . " through a Chanukah lens.
A primary idea or question we'll talk about is: "If/when have we ever felt like the underdog, the small and powerless one?" That was the situation the Maccabees found themselves in, in 165 BC. The Hanukah story offers two very different kinds of ideas.
What advice do we have for our grandchildren on this subject? We will look at a few Chanukah texts and also pages 192-195 of our Heschel article, which can be found through my blog, below.
I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. May this Chanukah season be filled with light and warmth and passion.
Chag urim sameach (a happy and luminous holiday to all),
Meir
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