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Hanukkah
Hanukkah - another view
Ralph Levy
(This little story has been published in several newsletters and has been
used as a topic for discussion groups around the country. Thank you for
the emails.)
I know we have that story about the Miracle of the Lights, but
it seems to be related to Christmas more than to Judaism. Maybe Hanukkah
gifts and lighting up the season are not the only meaning of the
holiday.
If we remember the story, the problem with the light came about
after the victory of the Maccabees or Israelites over the Greek-Syrian
ruler, Antiochus, about 2200 years ago. We all know the story about only
one jar of oil and the long journey to fetch more. Yeah, yeah, eight days,
yada, yada, yada. We have focused on the miracle-thing and I think we often
overlook the message of Hanukkah.
To me, the core of the holiday is the cleaning of the temple.
Remember that the invaders had taken an Israelite temple and used it for
their own purposes. The inside was probably really gross. After the battle
the temple was being restored to its original purpose. This required work,
cleaning out the Stuff, and understanding of the original purpose. The task
may have been hard and dirty work, but the results were worthwhile. The
accomplishment was in restoring the temple to the purpose for which it was
built.
Now think of the temple as a symbol. Perhaps it represents my
life. The world has tried to use me for its own (perhaps good, but
none-the-less extrinsic) purposes. But now I can rededicate myself to my
own original purpose. Oh, it may take hard work. It may mean cleaning out a
lot of Stuff. It may be really gross. It may mean figuring out what my
purpose actually is. The task may require hard and dirty work, but the
results can be worthwhile.
Now, near the Winter Solstice, it is good to light candles. All
the nice meanings of bringing light to the world can be beautiful. But
perhaps we are concentrating on lighting the world because we don't know
how to light up our own lives.
This reminds me of a story. Actually it is one of my favorite
old Russian stories.
A man is walking home late at night and comes upon his
friend, Sasha, groveling around on the ground under a lamppost. He says
"Sasha, what are you doing groveling around on the ground?"
Sasha replies: "I am looking for my keys which I dropped
over there."
"If you dropped your keys over there, then why are you
searching for them over here?"
Sasha replies: "There's no light over there."
Well, the story is predictable, but then again, it does apply to
all of us. Certainly I have spent years pounding on doors in order to get
other doors to open. And not very successfully, either.
Just because we may not have the answers is not sufficient
reason not to work on the issues. And what issue is more important than
figuring out why we are here. What is more important than trying to
do/learn/teach/love/be what we are here to
do/learn/teach/love/be.
Then again, I like the Latkes!
Hanukkah, Hanukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah
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Ralph Levy at Ralph@RalphLevy.com
Hanukkah, Hanukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah
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