meshiksa hasidic roots: Magic Hanukkah: day 6

I had a class about Hanukkah two weeks ago.
There were my teacher, a rabbi and the rabbi's wife.
What are the two teachings of rabbi Chamaï and Hillel?
The first one made the choice to light all the candles the first night, the second one made the choice to add one candle each night of Hanukkah.
And you? Are you more a Chamaï-ist or a Hillel-ist?
Most of Jews follow the Hillel teaching.
I too chose Hillel.
One is going to the darkness in a certain way, the other is going to the light, thus to the sacral, the holiness.
According to physic laws, the light comes from the darkness.

Yesterday the Beth Lubavitch chose to light the menorah at the Eiffel Tower.
Why did they choose this place?
The Eiffel Tower is on the Champ-de-Mars where the Ecole Militaire is. That's where Alfred Dreyfus was degraded.
That was a big Jewish party with lots of VIP. Amongst them, the rabbi of France, the rabbi of the Consistories, the mayor of Paris, and the ambassador of Israel…
One rabbi told something very fair and important: despite all our woes, we never had grudge against the Egyptians, the Polish, the Germans… What Jews want is to do what they have to do and enjoy life which is a gift of Hashem. We don't forget, but we keep on having hope.

You can apply that to the current life. Have you noticed that people who are boring in their life, like bothering people who follow their road quietly? I have so many examples in my professional and personal life.

What impresses me is that the Jews never decided to go to war spontaneously. They waited for being attacked. The only thing which changed is, with the creation of Israel, they decided to defend themselves.
Many of them during the WWII could not believe that people were so horrible to exterminate them.
Some survivors explained to their family and friends to run away as fast as they could. Many Jews didn't believe them, and we know the end.
The trust in good was fatale. That's their hope in life. That's annoying for the others who want bad for us.

Now let's enjoy the Hasidic party!