http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2009/12/17/is-that-god-smiling/ Learn & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from The Foundation Stone Blog Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:25:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2009/12/17/is-that-god-smiling/comment-page-1/#comment-5057 moshe stepansky Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:55:15 +0000 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=1662#comment-5057 The Chassidic Masters have expounded over the past few centuries many Torahs related to the quote "Chanukkah sof col haNissim"-Chanukkah is the end of all the miracles. A major thrust in their words relates to the concept that the miracle of Chanukkah brought into the world the sparks of miracles till Moshiakh is coming. The RaMBaN on the Torah mentions that the everyday existence of Creation i.e. G-d's running the world is the greater miracle as compared to special one-of-a-kind miracles. One of the messages of Chanukkah, that incorporates both the 'derech haTeva' natural miracle of military victory and the supernatural miracle of the lit oil, is that we should appreciate both types of miracles. The 'natural' miracle of everyday existence helps us keep on keeping on as we deal with the erosion of daily life. The supernatural miracle gives us hope and inspiration when we encounter truly 'insurmountable' situations and need to turn to G-d and say 'OK, G-d, now it's Your turn'. The Chassidic Masters have expounded over the past few centuries many Torahs related to the quote “Chanukkah sof col haNissim”-Chanukkah is the end of all the miracles.
A major thrust in their words relates to the concept that the miracle of Chanukkah brought into the world the sparks of miracles till Moshiakh is coming.
The RaMBaN on the Torah mentions that the everyday existence of Creation i.e. G-d’s running the world is the greater miracle as compared to special one-of-a-kind miracles.
One of the messages of Chanukkah, that incorporates both the ‘derech haTeva’ natural miracle of military victory and the supernatural miracle of the lit oil, is that we should appreciate both types of miracles. The ‘natural’ miracle of everyday existence helps us keep on keeping on as we deal with the erosion of daily life. The supernatural miracle gives us hope and inspiration when we encounter truly ‘insurmountable’ situations and need to turn to G-d and say ‘OK, G-d, now it’s Your turn’.

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