Love and Light...HaShem ohev oti...

 B"H

Love and light, Hanukkah in its glory — everyone desires it, everyone talks about it, but where does it come from? Who can be an endless, generous channel, never running dry? HaShem is the source, and our neshama is the vessel. Right now, a song rocks the world: HaShem Itbarach tamid ohev oti (Blessed is Hashem, who always loves me). Our people sing and dance to these words, which are the foundation of our relationship with our Heavenly Father. This love is essential; each of us must soak it up without reserve, for it is the love that reveals the best in us. Through love, everything is possible, through love, everything is forgivable. Our people must know this, and each of us must be the messenger: Tov meod ve lev tov (very good and a good heart). Happy Hanukkah!