Parshas Mikeitz (Chanukah) 5786
- Torah Tavlin
- Dec 19, 2025
- 1 min read
R’ Avraham HaCohen Pimentel zt”l (Minchas Kohen) would say: “'הנמצא כזה איש אשר רוח אלקים בו' - What was Pharaoh saying by the word 'כזה'? The Gemara in Taanis says that beauty takes away from wisdom. The more beauty one had the less wisdom he maintains. Pharaoh was saying: can you find someone beautiful 'כזה' like this, and at the same time 'איש אשר רוח אלקים בו', someone who has such wisdom?”
R’ Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld zt”l would say:
“Chanukah means that the Chashmonahn rested from their war on the 25th day of the month of Kislev. This is alluded to in the Torah: The 25th rest place where the Jews camped in the desert after the Exodus was called ‘Chashmonah.’”
A Wise Man would say: “If Personal happiness is so important, why do most choose to let someone else take care of it?