ב"ה
Don't run away from the
dream, don't look for some other meaning. Instead, use it. If the cosmic slumber
of galut
presents you with the paradox of the fat cow and the lean cow grazing together, make the dream the solution.Even Pharaoh recognizes good advice when he sees it.
Genesis 41:1-44:17 Torah Reading for Week of December 24-30, 2000 
It's a rags-to-riches story with a twist: Joseph interprets a couple of royal
dreams, goes from the dungeon to the throne, puts his ten brothers
through the wringer, does some magic tricks with a silver goblet, and takes
Benjamin hostage--but it's all part of a cosmic plan.
 The government guy speaks a few words in Russian; the rabbi places the first working lantern, then the second, then the third. He then slowly tries lighting the fourth and fifth. I close my eyes for the miracle, but there is none. The music starts to play, and the Jews dance in the snow.
I was too tired to move, but my husband coaxed me off the bus with promises of ice cream. We approached the counter and I ordered an "Artik" ice cream bar. The young Arab man behind the counter handed it over and I reached for my wallet. But I never got the chance to pay. An earsplitting blast froze me in my place and the ground vibrated from an explosion.
Eight essays on the essence of Chanukah 
In the beginning, darkness and light were one: a single, seamless expression of the goodness and perfection of their Creator. Then G-d separated between revealed good and concealed good, challenging us to cultivate the day and vanquish the night.But there are times when darkness invades the divine lighthouse, extinguishing the menorah and defiling its oil. Times when we can no longer draw from the day to illuminate the night. At such times, we must turn to the night itself as a source of light. We must search for the hidden “single cruse of pure oil,” for the undefiled and undefilable essence of creation. We must delve below the surface realities of day and night to unearth the primordial singularity of light and darkness. Article.asp?ArticleID=2682Continue
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