On Yom Vav, 23rd Kislev 5777 or in the common calendar 2016, December 23, remembering that the 25th of Kislev, 5541 (1780) and 5560 (1799) were the first Day of Chanukah, the day and the day before Chassidim joyfully celebrate the Rosh Hashanah (“new year”) of Chassidism , with an assemblage addressed by a Rebbe for the farbrengens (Chassidic gatherings) and an increased commitment to the ways and teachings of Chassidism. Tachnun (supplication) and similar prayers are omitted whilst they begin anew the yearly cycle of the daily study of the Tanya, Rabbi Schneur Zalman’s major Chassidic work (as part of the “Chitas” daily study program) with its explanation of Chumash, the first five books of the Torah.
A few hours before we have the Shabbat Mevarchim (“the Shabbat that blesses” the new month) and we come to the eight-day festival of Chanukah lighting at nightfall the first Chanuca candle of the Menorah (seven-branched candelabrum) and the one of the Hanukkah menorah, to start our wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrating the rededication of the Holy Temple, I as a young wanderer, a Benjamin in the darkness of this world, wants to look for more light and spread also myself some light, giving out my hand to those who are also looking to come closer to the Most Almighty Divine Creator of heaven and earth.
Also many Christians may be looking at some light, but lovers of God should question if they are looking for the right light. In this world of darkness lots of pagan activities seem to lure people in for them pleasant festivities and many honoured traditions which for the Creator or not so appreciated. And I think we should do our utmost best to please the Almighty Creator of all things, and therefore should be careful in which activities of the world we would like to become partakers.
Looking at mankind and seeing so many religious groups I wonder what their relation might be to the worshipping of the real Creator or Maker of the universe. Seeing that since the times there came change in the blackness, nothingness and the void the world has not evolved for the good, I wonder how long it still shall take before we might see the Messiah bringing an end to all this ‘shit’.
I am convinced the Maker Himself gave humankind His Word to have them see what is going to happen and to come to know the Plan of This Master Maker. Therefore there is the necessity to come to know that Word of G’d. Wanting to get to know about that marvellous Plan I start my journey with this blog, trying to come to find some clarity in teachings of those who are called the people of that maker, the People of Israel.
Not being a rabbi or rebbe, having respect for those who want to and can teach, I would love to look with you (my readers) what mentors might have to tell. I do hope I shall be able to find some good masters of Torah and shall have enough thoughts to share with them and you to grow up in faith, finding more light in my and your life.
As I look forward to tonight’s commemoration of the miracle of the oil, all the Temple’s oil which was been defiled by the pagan invaders, the Chosen People of G’d having found only one small cruse of ritually pure olive oil and this one-day supply miraculously burning for eight days, until new, pure oil could be obtained, I not only want to recall and publicize that miracle, but want to look at the many miracles the Master Creator and Provider offered to those who were willing to worship Him and Him alone.
I am pleased you have found this site and have read this article. I do hope you will come to visit this site and the other site where I shall present views on Jewish faith. It is not that I shall write very regularly on my own site nor on From Guestwriter, but perhaps and hopefully those little sprinkles shall also be able to shed some more light on Judaic and Christian views and the Way the Elohim wants us to walk
May the Most High Maker bless those who come along this path and guide me to come closer to Him and to bring others also closer to Him.
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Additional reading
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 9 Searching the Scriptures
- Creation of the earth and man #19 Man in the image and likeness of the Elohim #3 Beholding image and likeness of the invisible God
- Blackness, nothingness, something, void
- Accommodation of the Void
- Dark Times and Dry Places
- Winter and Spring wonders of nature showing the Master’s Hand
- A darker and stranger place
- Getting out of the dark corners of this world
- Echo
- After darkness a moment of life renewal
- Helping each other with prayer to start the new academic year
- Contemplation for the month of April……Falsehood darkens the pure knowledge of God!
- Path/Walk/Sink
- You Need Light for Your Path
- He who beams never walks in the dark
- Roman, Aztec and other rites still influencing us today
- Remember the day
- Not holding back and getting out of darkness
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