Modern Masters: Shabbat Mevorchim Kislev | Rabbi Sam Shor

Okay, good afternoon everybody. Um this coming Shabbat, of course, is Shabbat Mevorchim Chodesh Kislev. So, we'll say Chodesh Tov for those joining us virtually as well. And if we're on the verge of Shabbat Chodesh Rosh Rosh Chodesh Kislev, um that means that we are within the zone of 30 We're right on the cusp. Today will be the day of 30 days before the Yom Tov of Chanukah. And therefore, therefore my head is already thinking about preparing for Chanukah. And so, this this morning we're going to learn um from three modern masters that are familiar to us that we've learned together um from their works several times in this in this sheer format in the past. We're going to learn from the Oholei Yaakov, the Rabbi Chaftan. We're going to learn and we'll talk about him in a moment. We're going to learn from Rav Cook. And we're going to learn from uh Rav Gavriel We all know Rav Gavriel Novets. Rav Gavriel Novets is a >> [clears throat and cough] >> Kabbalistic master, a master of Kabbalah living in Yerushalayim today. I will talk more about him. Um he'll be the last, the third of the three modern masters we're going to learn from today. So, we're going to jump right in. We know that there's a famous famous Ramban on Chumash. Okay, the Ramban on Chumash in Parshat Balak, Parshat Balak in Bamidbar >> [clears throat] >> follows on the heels of Parshat Nasso. Parshat Nasso Parshat Nasso concludes with each of the Nesi'im of the 12 tribes being given the opportunity to offer a korban as part of the consecration and dedication of the Mishkan. Except there's one shevet that's not included in that, that's shevet Levi and the Kohanim of shevet who are part of shevet Levi. So, now we're going to look at the famous Ramban, okay, which is quoted by the Oholei Yaakov. This is a a piece, by the way, from the Oholei Yaakov in Chanukah 1938. So, we're talking about 87 88 years ago. Okay? So, listen to what what he says. The Ramban that we're all familiar with at the beginning of Parshat Beha'alotcha brings sites a famous Medrash. When when Aaron sees the dedication of the Nesi'im of each of the the the princes of each of the tribes bringing the carbonos as the as the Mishkan was dedicated he "chashda ita" which means he became saddened depressed. He had what we might call today FOMO, fear of mis- missing out. He was left feeling left out, right? So so why did Aaron have FOMO? Because all the other heads of each of the other tribes were participating in the dedication of the Mishkan. And and for whatever reason Hashem said "Shevet Levi is not bringing a carbon." So, "Amar le HaKadosh Baruchu" "Shelcha gadol mi'shelcha." Ah. HaKadosh Baruchu says to him "Don't worry. What I have in store for you is going to be greater than what they did." "She'atah meitiv u'madlik et ha'nerot." Because you're going to prepare and and make sure that the the candles are lit. You can prepare and light the candles. "V'chata ha'Ramban al zeh." And the Ramban writes on this Medrash "V'tzarech l'havin ba- ba- ba- meh gadol zeh mi'zeh." We have to understand what does it mean that you're lighting the candles? What is the How is that a comfort to Aaron? You're going to light the candles in the Mishkan. Everybody else brought a carbon. So, what does it mean? What does the What does the Medrash mean? What What is being alluded to? Is being communi- really being communicated to Aaron when Hashem says to him "Don't worry. What I have in store for you is going to be greater than what what the Nesi'im did." "Aval ha'inyan ha'gadol zeh l'drosh remez min ha'parsha al Chanukah shel nerot she'hayta bimei Bayit Sheini." I the iron of Anna of rats a llama Hashmonai of enough. Oh. He says, it's not just Hashem is not just telling Aaron, you're going to light the menorah now in the Mishkan, but rather it's an allusion to that your descendants, the Kohanim, okay, the Hashmonaim, will light the candles, will be the one who is responsible to bring the to be the conduit to bring to fruition the miracle of Hanukkah during the time of by a chain A, okay? The chain of the so trim the rabbinical missing the zealous now. We see another measure of the so trim and this is the language there. Right in the rush came out shaking which name is what team for he grew the lady a miracle is Mosha the bear of the iron of Martin love yes Hanukkah here to each by a walk on a narrow. Don't worry when it when I show what is Shamash really saying, don't worry that you're you might have felt left out in this dedication ceremony. But there's going to be another Hanukkah, okay, in the future that's going to be even greater than this, even more significant and more important than this, okay, which is going to involve what? Kindling the narrows, the candles. The neo cell the cell you day by by night knee seam which you are the Hanukkah Shakur Shamash. And I'll make for the the Jewish people through the actions of your children a salvation and miracles and it will become and a dedication that will be known on by their name. Okay, the name of the Hashmonaim. He Hanukkah the name Hashmonaim I cannot imagine. And that's the Hanukkah that we all know as the Hanukkah of the Hashmonaim and that's the end of the famous rabbinic. Okay. So now the Ohel Yaakov of Rabbi Yaakov Friedman of Siyata Tan. Okay, the whom we learned from many many times in this course. The Ohel Yaakov of course came in Aliya not just a few months before this he said this by him or a few months came just a few months earlier on in 1938 to Israel. So this is first Hanukkah living in Eretz Israel. And what he often does, he is he often gives us a glimpse in terms of the tensions that are going on during this very important Kufa of Jewish history. Again, the last 19 years of his life, he lived in downtown Tel Aviv, but he survived the Shoah, escaped the Nazis, and the all that that's like the backdrop of this mama. Don't forget in terms of he's just come to Israel while everything is going on in Poland. Then he's living through the the back difficult battle both in terms of actual warfare as well as diplomatically to establish the state of Israel. And he lives through that. And then he lives through the the the the the formative years of the state of Israel where people were we were largely a refugee population with not only survivors of the Shoah but refugee from all the refugees from all the Arab countries that expelled the Jews once the state of Israel was established. And the and again, today we think of the state of Israel as a modern, you know, a beacon of technology, a leader of of technology, a a very advanced successful economy, but in those days it was not the case. So that's the context in which he's sharing the beautiful ideas we're going to learn together. So let's let's go let's get to this beautiful teaching from the Ohio Jacob. The Yeshiva Midrash by about the Nissi my day but but he says one can ask about the specific language of the Midrash, what does it mean that I will do make miracles through your your children's hands, through your descendants hands? The heavy of that surely so that through the lighting kindling of those candles, the 9 am okay, brought salvation to the Jewish people. The Hanukkah took knowledge of the Hanukkah as the Israel for the Jewish people to recall I don't understand. He says we light candles. The idea of Hanukkah candles is what? It's a zecher. It's a It's to recall the fact the fact that the Hasmoneans experienced the miracle. So, how could it How could Hashem say that the Hanukkah candles are going to be what? As through the hands of the candles that your that your descendants lit. They're We light Hanukkah candles The Jewish people light Hanukkah candles to recall the miracles that were done for the Hasmoneans, not that the Hasmoneans lit Hanukkah candles. Everyone follow the subtle difference in the language, right? So, And and we even say this as part of the nusach that we say when we light candles. Hanerot Halalu Halalu Anenu Madlikin. These candles that we light, why? Al Hanisim V'Al Niflaot V'Al Tshuot V'Al Milchamot She'Asu L'Avoteinu Bayamim Hahem U'Vazman Hazeh. We We As As a zecher that Hashem did the miracles, not that the Hasmoneans did anything. It's a zecher that Hashem provided the miracle. So, now he's going to explain. Listen to the words of the Rebbe. Biur Inyan. This is how we can explain this idea this question. The Devar HaMedrash Halacha Gedola MiShelachem She'Atah Madlik U'Meitiv Et HaNerot. It starts with first understanding the beginning of the Medrash where it's where Hashem says, "Don't worry. What I have intended for you is greater than what I've given to the rest of the the Nesi'im the the rest of the princes of the 12 tribes." Yesh M'Ashma Ot Kfula. There's a dual There's a double entendre being communicated in this statement that what I have planned for you will be greater than what I've given to the other Nesi'im. Hamuvan Ragil, there's the simple translation or context or explanation V'HaRemez, and the allusion to something hidden. Hamuvan Ragil, in terms of the simple understanding, Hu She'Atah Madlik Nerot Tamid L'Avotenu. the first understanding is what Aaron gets you you weren't allowed to you weren't allowed to to bring a carbon with the other machine but you're going to what light the candles in the Mishkan simple shot Aaron don't worry you weren't able to bring the carbon but you're going to be able to light the candles so that's that's your task you have a unique job so that's the simple shot of the of the other Mishkan okay meaning that you'll have the opportunity not only to light the candles but you'll be the one to prepare them you're going to clean them up you're going to clean up all the soot every day and day out you're going to make them look nice okay but in terms of the illusion the bigger picture if you will what is being communicated hey Michelle Israel all this is a when it says that you Aaron will will will clean up and will lift up and light the candles it's a remus it's an illusion to what not just the candles in the Mishkan but what the souls of the Jewish people and listen to the Rebbe's words you Aaron and the Kohanim and everything you represent as Kohanim you will clean up the candles you will clean up and purify them from the inappropriate wisdom the outer thought and wisdom from the inner from the wicked character traits and filth of sin the expression have a cotton a road says the Rebbe that is communicated to Aaron that is promised to Aaron, that you and your descendants will light the candles. It's not just talking about the candles in the Mishkan or even the candles in the base of Migdash. It's talking about what? That you'll light up the hearts once again of the Jewish people. Okay, what was Yavan all and we're going to talk about this in a moment cuz the Rebbe's going to talk about this. What was the What was the What was Yavan all about? Yavan was about trying to what? To create mit'yavnim. To what? To pull Jews away from the way of Torah and acculturate them, assimilate them into Greek society and and the Greek way of life. So So, what Aaron and the Kohanim and what his descendants represent, okay, that's Aaron the Kohen, the idea of of of bringing people closer to the Torah. We know What do we say in Pirkei Avot? Okay, "Kaveini mitlamdav shel Aharon Hakohen." Be like the students of Aaron. "Ohev shalom v'rodef shalom." Okay, love peace and pursue peace. "Ohev et habriyot." Okay, love your fellow human "u'mekarvan laTorah." And bring them closer to Torah. And that's exactly what the Hasmonean come to do. Okay. So, now continue, weiter. Now, we'll go to the other side of the page. We know that the battle, the war waged by the Hasmonean against the Greeks was literally a a battle of holiness against impurity. "Milchemet emunah neged hakfirah." A battle of a faith against heresy. "Milchemet hatzniut neged hapritzut." A war for tznius or modesty again against pritzus, which is complete immodesty. "Milchemet hapritzut neged hata'avah." Okay, the war of showing restraint against our inappropriate desires. "Ki malchut Yavan harasha'ah he'lichah rabim mibnei Yisrael shulal b'zo'ar chitzoni shel tarbut hayvanit." That the the the the kingdom of of Greece the the the the Anthony of Greece the wicked Anthony of Greece >> [clears throat] >> what they they pulled many of our Jewish people and misled them with to the to the outer luster of Greek culture. And the merit of Aaron being given this sacred task of what? Of cleaning and the candles the candelabra and lighting the candles. And the merit of the fact that the Kohanim not only did they rededicate the the Beit Hamikdash itself, but what? That they took it upon themselves to restore the holiness within the hearts of every single Jew. It's through that merit that the Jewish people merited salvation, okay? That the leadership of the that the Kohanim took to lead that revolt against Greek the Greek society. To to to stand up and I think I shared this analogy this much in the past. If anyone here ever read the book The Chosen? Okay, The The Chosen, right? So, The Chosen there's a scene in The Chosen. I I remember very vividly in the movie version because it was the opening scene of the movie. But, there's a scene in the book a fantasy in the book where the the more modern Jewish kids from Flatbush, okay? Go to play a game of a street ball right? Stickball, okay? Against against the Hasidic boys from Williamsburg. And what ends up happening? These modern kids get show up in the spelled out Yeah, it's orchestrated very very cleverly in the in the film. Cuz the modern kids get there get to the baseball diamond early and they're throwing the ball around and they're they're focusing in on their on their height, you know, their canvas old canvas Converse All Star sneakers and that they're wearing blue jeans. Like it's all very very carefully orchestrated. And then all of a sudden the other team shows up and they show up and they're wearing their their their Hasidic hats and long black coats and and and dress shoes. And of course what ends up happening is the Hasidic boys beat the pants off the the modern kids, right? So when I think of the story of the Hashmonaim on a certain level, the Hashmonaim are those Hasidic boys. Okay, who are the Hashmonaim? They're the Kohanim. They're not warriors. They're they're the Kohanim. They're the they're the pure ones. They're the holy ones. And they show up and courageously they stand up and they take down the mighty Greek Empire. And that is exactly what the Hasidic Rebbe is saying here, that the story of of of of of uh of the of the the Hashmonaim defeating the Yevanim, it's not just that they physically beat the Yevanim in battle. It's that they what? They defeated the Yevanim in terms of everything they intended to try to do to to wipe out the light of Torah, the holiness of Torah in this world and to bring Am Yisrael away from the light of Torah. And so so that's what the Hashmonaim come to do. It's not just that they beat them in a military victory. It's a restoration of the light of of Kedusha. Okay. So now let's look at the last paragraph here. And he says the Gam Matzeva Pach Shemen Yesh Remez L'zeh. And even the story of the miracle oil, right? Cuz that's the next piece of this, right? They stand up, they come back to the Beit Hamikdash, they come in the Beit Hamikdash and they they don't see any okay. They don't they search high and low and they can only find one little Pach Shemen, one little cruse of oil with the insignia of the Kohen Gadol. They light from it. We all all know this story, right? The Gam Matzeva Pach Shemen Yesh Remez Even the story itself of finding that small cruise of oil and what happens to that small jar of oil is an illusion to this important idea that the Hashmonaim really their their their most sacred work was not just the courage to to face down the Greek Empire, but what? The the the battle for Amona over Kufira, right? Of faith over heresy. Listen to what he what he says to the Rebbe. K'she nichnasu ha'Yevanim l'Heichal, the word Heichal, by the way, means the sanctuary. It means In this context, we normally translate it as the Beis Hamikdash. When they came into the Beis Hamikdash, timu kol hashmanim, they they came the the Greeks made the all the oil there impure. K'neses Now, listen to what the Rebbe says. K'neses Yisrael b'chinat Heichal Hashem. Oh, the Jewish people are also called Hashem's sanctuary collectively. Why? Because we say the pasuk says v'asu li mikdash v'shachanti b'tocham. Okay, you should make a a sanctuary for me and I will dwell b'tocham, within them. Not within the the the Mishkan, but what? I will dwell within every single Jew. And therefore, not only is the Mishkan or the Beis Hamikdash called the Heichal, the sanctuary of Hashem, but every single Jew is a mikdash ma'at, is a miniature Heichal, a microcosmic Heichal, okay? And so he says, K'neses K'neses Yisrael b'chinat Heichal Hashem. The Jewish people collectively are called the Heichal, the sanctuary of Hashem. Ki hi hamakom hashchina. It's a resting place for his presence. V'shachanti b'tocham. B'toch olam ne'emar, ela b'tocham. B'toch nishmos Yisrael. Exactly the famous midrash that we just said outside a moment ago that the pasuk doesn't say I will dwell within the Mishkan, but rather I will dwell within them, within the souls of every single Jew. Okay. Now, listen to what the Rebbe does with this idea. The misleading light of Greek society, Greek culture, penetrated Okay? Every penetrated Jewish society, okay? It made impure all every area except for one There's only one cruise of oil that remained untouched by the impurity of Yavan. Okay? And what was that can it was sealed with the insignia of the Kohen Gadol. So, what does that mean? Listen to what the Rebbe say how he Rebbe explains what that pach shemen really was. What he Listen to the drasha how he explains it. What was that small remaining jar of oil? Not an actual jar of oil. But what? Because the Gemara tells us all the oil was rendered impure. So, what does it mean they found only one small jar of oil that had the insignia of the Kohen Gadol? Who are the Hashmonaim? They're the children of the Kohen Gadol. The chotem of the Kohen Gadol, the insignia, the DNA, if you will, of the Kohen Gadol lives within each of the Hashmonaim. So, the pach shemen that survived, the pach shemen that was going to be the source of light, of rekindling the light of kedusha, that's a remez, says the Rebbe. It's not to be taken literally because the rashi of the Gemara says what? All the oil was rendered impure. So, what does it mean? Where did this miracle oil suddenly come from and appear? No, it's not an actual jar of oil. It's what? It's >> [snorts] >> a remez to the Hashmonaim who had within them the proverbial insignia of the Kohanim Gadol, the DNA of the Kohanim Gadol. And their their family is the one who stood up as long as they come up. They they were they continued to be pure and holy and and not be not be blemished. Okay? And from there small little that little group of of that small family came because they refused to embrace the impurity around them to be to succumb to the to the lure and the allure of Greek society, they were able to be the small jar of oil that would rekindle the light of holiness in the hearts of every single Jew. And afterwards, your children came and they took back your house and they cleaned up your sanctuary and they lit candles in the in the the courtyard of your holy courtyard. Each of these expressions also have a dual meaning, a double entendre. Every single Jew is a proverbial base of the the king. The came within them is holy. The is the positive says the Jewish people are the sanctuary of God. The therefore when we say that they cleared out their your sanctuary, Israel. That is they removed the influence of Greek society, Greek culture from the hearts of the Jewish people. They that they kindled candles in your holy in your holy courtyard. That is what they rekindled. They lit a flame once again in the hearts of every single Jew. Okay? They re-implanted. They lifted every single Jew up with that desire for holiness and for the light of Torah and the love of God. So, says the Rebbe of Hasidic our famous Gemara about this which again we we know there are so many many questions about. Okay, because the Gemara begins that all the oil that was in the base of Migdash was impure and therefore how can it be that they found suddenly where does miracle oil come from? And more than that if these are the and the and the were responsible for everything that went on in the base of Migdash. So, how come they didn't know where they were that they had to search if they if anyone would know there'd be oil. So, no says says the says the Rebbe of Hasidic that Gemara is not to be taken literally except for the first part of the Gemara which is what? That all the oil was was rendered impure but rather the the what it says that there was one it's to be taken as a remiss to whom? To the role that the play. The leadership role that the play in taking down the Greek Empire not in terms of just battle but but taking down everything they tried to do to take the Jewish people away from Torah and from our okay. So, cook that's all. Hi. You turn your page over. Cook that's all also talks about this this Gemara and also is bothered by the fact that the ratio of the Gemara begins that all the oil was was rendered impure and then suddenly there's a pach echad. So, Rav Kook also says it's allegorical. Don't take it literally. Listen to Rav Kook's words. And by the way, if you think about this, it makes perfect sense because it's called the nes pach hashemen. So, hashemen is otiot the same letters as the word neshama. Okay? So, the nes pach hashemen, the nes of the miracle oil, no, it's the nes of the restoration of the neshama. Okay, the cleansing as the as the as the Hasidic Rabbi said so beautifully, the cleansing of the souls of the Jewish people and the restoration and bringing holiness and love of Hashem back to the to the heart and mind of every single Jew. Okay? To restore the neshama. And also, by the way, the word shmona because it's the eight days, right? And shmona nerot, right? So, shmona also is the same otiot. You can spell shmona with a vav or you can spell shmona chaser without a vav. And then it's the same otiot. It's as as as neshama and and hashemen. Okay? So, those are the Rav Kook's words. Bechol adam miYisrael, ish tzach kuna. Within every single member of Klal Yisrael, there's an aspect of kehuna, of priesthood. Mibnei Yisrael hem mamlechet kohanim vegoy kadosh. Because collectively, the Jewish people are called a priestly nation and a holy people. Now, listen to Rav Kook's beautiful words. Vat hachaim ledat Torah, the inner desire for the holiness of life and the Torah's wisdom ganuz achi ba'omek lev hayisraeli is hidden deep within the heart of every single Jew. The pintale Yid, right? The neshama as we were just speaking about. And that, says Rav Kook, v'oto hapach katan, that is the little cruse of oil. Ha'olam hapnimi haganuz, the inner hidden world of the neshama shemunach bechotmo shel Kohen Gadol that is sealed with the insignia talking about the priest, he's talking about the ultimate coin Godol, Hashem is himself, right? Every single Jew has within them an actual portion of divinity that we call what? The neshama. That's the pintele Yid, the neshama. Okay? The Greeks can never fully render impure. There's a pintele Yid within every single Jew, no matter how far that Jew may seem to stray, within every single Jew there's a neshama, and a Jew can always what? Come back. And that's exactly the mission of the Hashmonaim. That's exactly what the Hasidic Rabbi tells us is the intention when a says to Aaron, "Don't worry. What I have intended for you is greater than just these carbonos, and it's greater than even the menorah you're going to light here in the Mishkan, because the role of the Kohanim, the role of the leaders of the Jewish people, is what? To restore and remind every single Jew, no matter how far they may have strayed, that what? There's a portion of divinity, Hashem lives within every single one of us. We have divine capabilities, no matter how far we may have strayed, no matter how how badly we may have think we've messed up our trajectory, along come the Hashmonaim and say what? If you you can always come back. And if there's a will, there's a way. Okay, if you believe you can accomplish, then what? Indeed we can accomplish anything we put our hearts and desires to, because we have divine capabilities innate within us. We have a neshama innate within us. A Jew, as tells us, ain shum yayush klal. A Jew never gives up. And that's the lesson, that's the message of the Hashmonaim. Okay, so we're going to learn just a little bit more from the Oholei Yaakov just to bring this to a close then we're going to I promised you we're going to learn from a third modern master and that's Rabbi Kamel Rabinowitz. Okay, so now the Rebbe as I told you often contextualizes okay, his message in terms of what was going on as a contemporary you know, vision from what he what he's living through, okay? So he came to Israel during very difficult times. Get the Yahrzeit of the Shoah and also don't forget he's unique in that he's a religious leader that is very supportive during this Tekufah of of the enterprise to build up the Yishuv here in Eretz Yisrael. Many of the other Chassidic leaders as we know were not and and Charedi leaders and religious leaders were not necessarily fully on board or enthusiastic partners in building to say it kindly in building in building up Medinat the move to build Medinat Yisrael. And listen to what the Rebbe says here. The Hillel Remez Shemen Ner Chanukah ain't a Remez LeShavar Kim Remez LeHoveh LeHoveh. It's not just what a Remez an allusion to things we've experienced in the past but it's an allusion to the present. Odenu Mukafim BeTarbut Zara SheYesh La Koach Boshech Azak. We are still influenced by a foreign culture inappropriate culture that has the capacity to what? To influence and pull us strongly. VeRabim Holchim Shulal LeOra Hamta'a VeOra Chitzonit. Many have been misled by this by this misleading light by this foreign this outer light the the luster of secular culture and society. Now he says VeTzivanu Hashem Yitbarach LeHadlik Ner Chanukah and Hashem sorry VeTzivanu Hashem Yitbarach LeHadlik Ner Chanukah and Hashem instructed us commanded us to light the lights of Chanukah. They Vaskenu Ki Orach Tzaddikim Kor Noga Holech VeOr Ad Nechon HaYom. To remind us that the path of the Sadiq in the splendor of the radiant light will continue to shine continues to shine to this very day. It's a quote from the from Michelle. It's a possible Michelle. I may be I may be true that right now it appears last that what we're in a period of Layla of darkness. Okay, but the possible also tells us that in the morning we'll be able to sing of Hashem and speak of Hashem's kindnesses. The morning will come. We'll be able to acknowledge and share the kindness that Hashem has done for us that we because we remain faithful during this period of darkness. The whole Layla the whole and therefore through all periods of darkness we have to strengthen ourselves with all our capabilities. We have to strengthen our faith and put our full trust in the Rebono Shel Olam. Okay. So just to bring this all together and build on this beautiful powerful teaching from from the Rebbe and from the beautiful idea we heard from Rav Kook. We're now going to hear from Rav Noach Gamzu. Rav Noach Gamzu is a great Kabbalist living in the Zichron Moshe area neighborhood of Jerusalem and he has a there's a beautiful safer of his of his teachings on Hanukkah. So I'm just going to share share a few lines from one of his teachings on Hanukkah that I feel feel really echoes this and really brings this a point fully home. And he says the following. Through the miracle of Hanukkah surely it has been a miracle through the miracle of Hanukkah it's possible when you think about the miracle of Hanukkah it's possible to strengthen be completely strengthened in our in our faith and in our capacity to put our trust in Hashem. >> So, what if we look at the story of the of the Hashmonaim finding that little oil, there was a question when they first found the oil. They were they weren't sure. Should they light the menorah now or should they wait a few days till what? Till there'll be enough for sure be enough oil to to keep keep it lit. But it was decided what? That no, they weren't going to wait. They needed to light the menorah right away. Gam Hashem will speak even though even though even if that oil that they found would only be enough for one day or maybe not even enough to burn one day. And they said, you know, if we light it today, we don't know what's going to be tomorrow. Despite that question, they decided what? To light the candles anyways. Listen to Rub Gamliel's beautiful words. Because if Hashem did create a nice and did send them at that moment the oil that could be that could be used to light, it means that what? >> [cough] >> That he wants them to light the menorah right now, okay? And then and if tomorrow there won't be oil, this is not our concern, says Rub Gamliel. And they believe wholeheartedly that if Hashem managed to send them enough oil for one day, then we have to believe what? That they'll also find a way to give us the oil to last for eight days. And now listen to how how Rav Gamliel takes that interpretation of what of the decision made by the Hashmonaim at that moment of of of of of doubt, okay? Or of concern, what do we do? Okay? Listen to how Rav Gamliel contemp- contextualizes and contemporizes that message as a take-home message for every single one of us. L'chol echad yesh nam zmanim kashim. Every single one of us has difficulties in our life. U'v'eit nireh lo ki chas v'shalom kalta eilav ha'ra. And where they're concerned that God forbid, whatever bad thing they're facing is going to is going to get get get a hold of them. U'v'eit hakashya leinu l'hitchazek v'lachshov mah Hashem Elokecha sho'el me'imcha. Okay? In the moments of difficulty, a Jew has to be strengthened and think, "What is Hashem What is it that Hashem is asking of me during this trying time?" Mah rotzi mimenu achshav? What does Hashem want from me now, in the here and now of this moment? V'im yesh yesh petach petach echad katan shel yeshua, and in those moments of contemplation, we can see one small little opening of salvation, ne'echaz bo b'chol ko'cheinu. We have to grab onto that little opening, that little bit of potential salvation with all our strength. Because what will happen? Gam im nireh lanu ki zehu yeshua's manit. Even if it appears to be what? Only a temporary fix. Okay, listen to these words. Aleinu l'zkor ki lo aleinu l'gmor. We have to remember it's not upon us to complete the task. V'Hashem baruch baruch haba, ya'aseh hash'ar. Hashem, in His compassion, will do the rest. V'af ki im achshav ein yakholin l'shmoneh yamim, and we are therefore reminded that a little bit of a little bit of oil can indeed burn for eight days, and a little bit of light can indeed outshine so much darkness. My friends, as we prepare for Shabbos Mevorachim Kislev, and we are in that zone with 30 days before Chanukah, and as we continue to navigate, um, you know, times of uncertainty that are ahead in the days that are ahead here, um, let's take these powerful messages to heart. Let's see the that within every single one of us is the capacity to to feel Hashem's presence, to be the proverbial Heichal Hashem. Let's commit that since as as we said as Rav Kook said so beautifully, that every single one of us has a tzad umna, that every single one of us has a a spark of of priesthood within every within us, let's be that source of light. Let's be that source of chizuk by demonstrating that we put our full trust and faith in the Ribono shel Olam, and grasping on to any time that there's any small opening, as Rav Gamaliel says so powerfully, any small little cruse of oil that might possibly be a source of light and salvation in these trying dark dark times, let's hold tight to them, because when we do that, then we put our full trust in Hashem, and we take the first step, Hashem will complete the work. Have a great Shabbos, everybody. Close tov. >> Thank you.