All Jewish holidays, joyful and sorrowful days, point to the spiritual process carried out by a special group called Israel. In the past, this group already experienced some states in potential and now it must implement them in practice.

We are approaching this realization, and therefore we must study what should be done on each holiday or special day, as it is said: “The deeds of the fathers will become a sign for the sons.”

Some holidays were originally established by an awakening from above and others were established by people by an awakening from below. Hanukkah is a special holiday that is not mentioned in the Torah. It comes entirely from the awakening from below, from the degree of Bina, from creatures who desire to achieve bestowal, a small state, GE, a stop on the way (Hanu-Ko) before continuing.

After acquiring the bestowing desires of GE, we move on to the goal of creation, to the desires of AHAP. This holiday is called spiritual because it refers to the bestowing desires of GE, to the stage of Bina, unlike Purim where desires to receive are used; and therefore, the customs are polar opposite.

Purim refers to the end of correction and is therefore called a corporeal holiday, because the spiritual descends to the material world, corrects, and fills the desires of the AHP.

Hanukkah is closer to us than Purim and therefore more understandable. We can imagine what it is like to be in bestowal, above our desire, in opposition to it and acting above it. Therefore, it is worth studying the customs of Hanukkah in order to try to get closer to the spiritual stage closest to us.

All spiritual levels are based on this condition because any of them begin with GE, with a small state, which is the main one, and a large state is just an addition, which appears and disappears.

Hanukkah is a very special holiday, and let’s hope that during the holiday week, we will be able to achieve this state, figure it out, and realize it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/2/18,  Hanukkah

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