Question: Hanukkah is a break in the war against the ego, when we set ourselves up for victory. But if we don’t win this war, what can we expect next?

Answer: We will definitely win the war against the evil inclination because everything has already been calculated from above. So, there’s no problem.

But to do this, we must come together in one heart, connect with each other, work together, and support each other only out of a common, mutually united desire. Then we will defeat egoism. There are no other options.

Question: Can we consider that in fact our job is easy, and thus calm ourselves down in order to go into battle?

Answer: We can. It is said that this is not hard work. Only those who develop a love for their friends see how easy it is.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/14/23, Writings of Rabash “What Is Hanukkah?”

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Question: What is the difference between bestowing for the sake of bestowing and receiving for the sake of bestowing?

Answer: Bestowing for the sake of bestowing is the level of Bina, and receiving for the sake of bestowing is the level of Hochma. There is a very big difference between them.

Question: Can it always be Hanukkah when you hope for the Creator’s help?

Answer: Yes, in this case you are in the state called Hanukkah.

Question: When a person finally comes to the realization that if the Creator does not help him, he is lost, is this a state of victory over the Greeks?

Answer: This is a very good state for a person because now he knows for sure that he needs the Creator.

Question: Is it possible, based on the realization that “there is none else besides Him” and faith above reason, to accept a peace agreement with egoism, and not break it, but to move further together with it along a path that would suit both?

Answer: No, it is impossible. Until you break it, nothing will happen. You must defeat egoism—each one within himself and all together in the whole world. Otherwise we are finished.

Question: We say that on Hanukkah a person has already overcome his evil inclination, the Din (judgment) has stopped, and he can work for bestowal. Why can we not just wait for the light of Shabbat to come, but we need to continue the fight?

Answer: The lights do not come automatically, but only after your struggle and your victory.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/13/23, Writings of Rabash “Greeks Have Gathered Around Me”

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“Greeks” are a person’s egoistic properties that do not allow him to advance to the properties of the Creator—love and bestowal. At the same time, they help us by the fact that in their opposition, they force us to strengthen our movement toward the Creator, ask Him for help, and rise higher and higher.

Question: But what if the “Greeks” come from the group? Still, it is unclear whether to ask a friend to correct this desire or to raise it?

Answer: And what if the Greeks come from you? What do you do? There are egotistic desires in each of us.

They are called Greeks without any connection with that nation. Therefore, it is necessary to separate the properties of bestowal and love from the egoistic properties that have been called the Greeks for several thousand years.

Question: Is there any kind of a universal answer to all the smart questions of the Greeks so as not to fall into this abyss together with them every time?

Answer: Yes, there is one universal answer, it is the connection between us when, as a result of our spiritual work, we attain one single force of bestowal, fight with the Greeks, and win.

Question: What happens to the Greeks afterward? Do we destroy them, or do they turn into some kind of force?

Answer: We do not destroy anyone. In our wars, we only change our intentions from receiving for ourselves to bestowing to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/13/23, Writings of Rabash “Greeks Have Gathered Around Me”

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Question: Is it correct to say that the spiritual miracle of Hanukkah is that the Kelim break the connection with evil inclination, stop working in order to receive, and, as it were, generate the light of bestowal themselves?

Answer: Everything is correct except for one thing: Kelim do not generate the light of bestowal. We are not capable of generating anything.

We can only rise above our egoism by connecting with each other, and then the light of bestowal will begin to manifest within us.

Question: Do the Hanukkah candles symbolize the revelation of the opposite world, which is attained not only in faith above reason, but at the level of feelings in the degree of reason?

Answer: The Hanukkah candle symbolizes the light of bestowal when we desire it to shine in every heart.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/12/23, Writings of Rabash “Letter No. 44”

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Question: If our main job is to connect, then what is the stop during Hanukkah?

Answer: When we fight with our egoism, we begin to feel how weak we are; we cannot cope with it and feel that we need some kind of stop or break.

If we stop and ask the Creator to help us find the right approach to the war against our common egoism in the ten and in the world, then there is hope that the Creator will help us.

This is what Hanukkah symbolizes; it is the week when we stop the war and do not run away; we realize that we need to get stronger and unite even more with each other.

In this case we will be able to return to the fight against egoism and defeat it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/13/23, Writings of Rabash “Greeks Have Gathered Around Me”

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The Hanukkah holiday is dedicated to a miracle that happened to the people of Israel about 2,000 years ago that helped them defeat the enemies who attacked them. But now we do not see a miracle happening, and our people have to fight a constant war. What miracle can we hope for today to defeat the enemies that threaten us?

There is one miracle with which we can change everything; it is our connection. It turns all the minuses into pluses and leads to victory, but only on the condition that the entire people of Israel unite as one man with one heart. Only the lack of connection between the people leads to endless wars.

Therefore, the only advice is to try to connect and understand that our inner strength and victory depend on the power of our connection.

There is already a certain feeling of connection among the people. But it is caused by negative reasons, by a sense of threat and danger, so out of hopelessness we come closer, huddling together like brothers in trouble.

However, we need a completely different connection in which we understand and are confident that with the help of our connection, we will be able to stand against all enemies. This is a connection between people that unites many different currents together, and everyone is ready to connect as one man with one heart because it is only in this form that will we be able to build a vessel for the revelation of the Creator. When the Creator appears between us, no enemy will rise against us.

This war must take place not only from the outside, with an external enemy, but also inside us. We will be able to fully control our destiny by getting closer to each other and connecting.

The upper force allows us to feel this state today, during the Hanukkah holiday. We must recognize the truth that we are not at war with external enemies, but with ourselves, and we must defeat our inner enemy, our egoism. The real problem is in it, and external enemies are just its projection. The salvation of the people depends on how much we are trying to reach our spiritual root. But we have not had such a yearning for thousands of years.

Therefore, we must explain tirelessly that we can win and we will definitely win, but first of all, we must connect. Everyone should step on their egoism and be ready to embrace everyone, any one of the people of Israel.

All this is possible because, in the end, everything depends only on our intention and our efforts. Only this path leads to a successful resolution of the situation in which our people find themselves now. We do not yet understand the danger we are in. The whole world can turn away from us leaving us alone to deal with this threat.

In order to win the war with our enemies, we need first of all to win the war with ourselves, that is, with our egoism. If we stand up against our egoism, against our separation, we will succeed in everything.
External enemies are just puppets with no real power against us. The main thing is to correct the relations among the people of Israel, and in accordance with this, we will see how Israel’s mortal enemies will turn into our best friends.

The seventh of October made a significant change in the people of Israel, but it is still not enough to bring us victory and to win not by defeating external enemies, but by defeating the haters inside us, our egoism. This will be a real victory that will ensure our peace and security.

If we overcome our egoism, stop pushing each other away, and begin to come closer to each other so that the entire people of Israel become friends, then there will be no force in the world that would rise against us.
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From the 2nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/14/23, “Unification of the People (Nation)”

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Question: We know that we are not allowed to use Hanukkah candles. What is this potential that we are forming during Hanukkah?

Answer: This is a spiritual work symbolized by light. Therefore, these candles cannot be used. They are not for lighting but for reminding us of the symbol of this holiday.

Question: What is the difference between Hanukkah candles and Sabbath candles that we light on Saturday?

Answer: We can also use Sabbath candles for lighting, but Hanukkah candles are intended only for the holiday because it is a holiday of light. That is, the difference is in the reason why we use candles: either because it is for holiday or because we need light.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/10/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 68

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Question: What is a miracle in spiritual work, and how do we recognize this miracle in us?

Answer: A miracle in spiritual work is when a person wants to be guided by spiritual laws, the laws of the upper world. After all, we usually agree only with the laws of our world.

Question: How do we ask and pray correctly on Hanukkah? What should I pray for?

Answer: For coming closer to your friends. Just about that.

When you unite with them, then pray to adhere to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/10/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 68

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When a person has that boundary, he has a wall his enemies cannot penetrate. This is a keeping from foreign thoughts. This is why faith is called a “wall.” The Greeks broke that wall, and a miracle occurred and the Creator helped them, as it was mentioned, “Were it not for the help of the Creator, he would not have prevailed over it.” (Rabash Letter No. 68)

Question: In the swarm of thoughts that always come from the Creator, how does a person develop sensitivity in himself in order to understand that this thought, this desire, comes as a miracle from Him?

Answer: If the desire is aimed at connecting with friends, connecting with humanity, and together coming closer to the Creator, then these are the right thoughts and actions. We must welcome them and bring them closer to us.

Question: But the article says that the Greeks have already broken through the walls, i.e., foreign thoughts have broken through. What does it mean in this state of descent that the Creator has performed a miracle? Does He give any other thoughts?

Answer: Yes, it is in this state, when a person is in a descent, that the Creator brings him closer to Himself, and he expels the Greeks. But here he needs the help of the friends because he is one of the members of the group.

We must support him, hug him, lift him, and pull him out of connection with bad desires and intentions, and thus give him a place between us. After all, as soon as we begin to lift him up, the Creator gives him new thoughts.

We lift him up the ladder of the Creator by approaching him, engaging with him in common spiritual work, pushing him forward, and helping him. Thus he begins to receive the same thoughts and feelings that we have.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/10/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 68

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Question: Why did the Creator reveal the miracle of Hanukkah, that the oil sufficient for only one day of candle burning lasted for eight days?

Answer: The oil symbolizes the light of Bina, which is the quality of bestowal. Therefore, on Hanukkah, we celebrate receiving spiritual correction.

When our egoistic desire turns into an altruistic desire to bestow for the sake of bestowal to others, this is Hanukkah.

The next stage is already receiving for the sake of others, symbolized by Purim, which represents the final correction (Gmar Tikkun).

Therefore, in Hanukkah, we ask for connection between us, i.e., to receive bestowing Kelim, and in Purim, we already connect with the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/7/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 53 12/7/23

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