From Dark to Light: What Will the New Year Bring?
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Channel: Rabbi Simon Jacobson at Meaningful Life Center · 2011 · Howto & Style
12/28/2011 Dedicated in loving memory of Maria Devinki - Malcah Chana bat Shlomo and Rifka, Kislev 17 5772-December 13, 2011 How was your past year? Is your life better, worse or unchanged since last year? Many complain of having a difficult 2011 -- economically and emotionally. People have lost jobs, have been forced to downgrade their lifestyles and in general feel very tentative, frightened by the unstable climate. Even those that experienced a good year are deeply concerned about the future. However you twist it, economic volatility and global unrest is making us very uneasy. Any moment things can abruptly take an unexpected turn, leaving us wondering: what the new year will bring? Chanukah -- and its powerful message of light from darkness -- could not have come at a better time. As the curtain comes down on 2011, let us review the state of our lives. Please join Rabbi Jacobson and learn the lesson from Chanukah how -- no matter what your past year was like and no matter what surprises lie ahead -- we can control our destiny in the upcoming year. Discover the secret power of light -- and the lessons that Joseph teaches us in this week's Torah portion -- that allows you to see your life and the world in a new way. And when you do -- you have nothing to fear, because you can actually shape the course of your new year!
