1. Chanukah Corresponds to “Shema Yisrael”
The Jewish People’s refusal to merge with surrounding civilizations is expressed by their name ישראל. Hashem is One; He compares and combines with none. With the name ל -ישרא, The Jewish Nation are designated as His people - they are called with His name. They, too, are one. They compare and combine with no nation. Our task differs from that of any other people.
With the verse of Shema we announce, “Hear, you are Yisrael, the nation that belongs exclusively to G-d! You are One as G-d, our G-d, is One.”
Chanukah is a Yom Tov that celebrates the preservation of the oneness of the Jewish People. We refuse to assimilate with the prevailing cultures surrounding us.
There are twenty-five letters in the verse of Shema.
Chanukah occurs on the twenty-fifth day of the Month Kislev. Its occurrence on the twenty fifth day of Kislev is not a mere detail of the holiday; it is named for it. חנוכה is composed of the words, ה"כ חנו, they rested [after their battles] on the twenty fifth.
The twenty-five letters of Shema are the essence of Chanukah, the yomtov of the twenty-fifth day in Kislev.
This is what Mattisyahu battled the Yevanim for. His name when all its letters are spelled out, ואו הא יוד תיו תיו ממ is gematria ישראל שמע) they both equal 951). He preserved the Jewish Nation as Yisrael, One nation united with One G-d.
The Greeks goal was " ה name The" “ולא יזכר שם ישראל! Yisrael should be abolished!” It is Gematria, "מתתיהו בן יוחנן כהן גדול" (they both equal 1155). Mattisyahu, with his holy power canceled out the wicked ambitions of the Yevanim.
He merited establishing a Yom Tov whose entire message is "ישראל באלוקי חלק",] the Jewish People have] a part in the G-d of Yisrael. חנכה נרת, the candles of Chanukah, is gematria באלוקי חלק ישראל) they both equal 733). Chanukah affirms that the Jew has a part in the G-d of Yisrael and he is part of the One nation that is unified with the One G-d.
With the verse of Shema we announce, “Hear, you are Yisrael, the nation that belongs exclusively to G-d! You are One as G-d, our G-d, is One.”
Chanukah is a Yom Tov that celebrates the preservation of the oneness of the Jewish People. We refuse to assimilate with the prevailing cultures surrounding us.
There are twenty-five letters in the verse of Shema.
Chanukah occurs on the twenty-fifth day of the Month Kislev. Its occurrence on the twenty fifth day of Kislev is not a mere detail of the holiday; it is named for it. חנוכה is composed of the words, ה"כ חנו, they rested [after their battles] on the twenty fifth.
The twenty-five letters of Shema are the essence of Chanukah, the yomtov of the twenty-fifth day in Kislev.
This is what Mattisyahu battled the Yevanim for. His name when all its letters are spelled out, ואו הא יוד תיו תיו ממ is gematria ישראל שמע) they both equal 951). He preserved the Jewish Nation as Yisrael, One nation united with One G-d.
The Greeks goal was " ה name The" “ולא יזכר שם ישראל! Yisrael should be abolished!” It is Gematria, "מתתיהו בן יוחנן כהן גדול" (they both equal 1155). Mattisyahu, with his holy power canceled out the wicked ambitions of the Yevanim.
He merited establishing a Yom Tov whose entire message is "ישראל באלוקי חלק",] the Jewish People have] a part in the G-d of Yisrael. חנכה נרת, the candles of Chanukah, is gematria באלוקי חלק ישראל) they both equal 733). Chanukah affirms that the Jew has a part in the G-d of Yisrael and he is part of the One nation that is unified with the One G-d.
2. Preserving our Status as “Yisrael” Demands Mesiras Nefesh
Maintaining our elevated status as the Am HaNivchar demands Mesiras Nefesh in the face of unrelenting assaults of the shifting yet unchanging ages. Every era has its culture that compels Jews to abandon their status as ישראל, and instead merge with it.
“Shema Yisrael” is the cry of Jewish martyrdom because its message is what the Jewish Martyr gives his life for. ישראל is ו gematria "היום כל הורגנו עליך כי",” For your sake [Hashem] we killed ourselves every day” (they both equal 541). We give our lives to preserve the nature of ישראל because we refuse to blend with the cultures of the passing ages.
“Shema Yisrael” is the cry of Jewish martyrdom because its message is what the Jewish Martyr gives his life for. ישראל is ו gematria "היום כל הורגנו עליך כי",” For your sake [Hashem] we killed ourselves every day” (they both equal 541). We give our lives to preserve the nature of ישראל because we refuse to blend with the cultures of the passing ages.
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