When Opposites Join

Miketz | Genesis, Bereishit | 5772

The apparent contradiction of the Jewish people being both free and in exile, using the story of Joseph in Egypt as a mirror of the Jewish experience. The insight is that Chanukah, occurring during the Sedra of Miketz, teaches that even in the depths of exile, opposing forces can be united in divine light.

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