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Likutay Halachos — Birchos HaRe'iyah 5, Part 2 (§§7–13) — COMPLETE

§10: Nesi'im on Chanukah = tzadikai hador holding all the his'pa'arus. The choshen stones with their many colors = the variety of Israel's his'pa'arus. These colors on the banners conquered Eretz Yisrael.

§11: Three levels of ner Chanukah = three levels of gazing: (1) Hashem's eyes (ner ish u'vaiso); (2) each individual's eyes after gazing at the tzadik (mehadrin); (3) the tzadik himself who is all his'pa'arus (mehadrin min hamehadrin = mosif v'holaich = Yosef). New his'pa'arus is the greatest — when those far away draw close. The Elder of the Seven Beggars: "very old yet very young." Chanukah from chinuch = initiation of the far ones.

§12: Menorah mikshah = stubbornness (akshanus). One must be a great stubborn person in avodas Hashem. Azus = the essential his'pa'arus — "Why Torah to Israel? Because they are fierce." Shiras HaYam was about reaching Eretz Yisrael through his'pa'arus/azus. The Menorah's western lamp = testimony that Shechinah rests on Israel. All its cups, knobs, flowers = varieties of his'pa'arus. §§13-14: "Your stature like a palm tree" = standing firm, refusing to bow. "Komemiyus" = upright stature → Eretz Yisrael. §15: Eight days = eight garments of Kohain Gadol = totality of his'pa'arus. Adjacent to "take olive oil" = ner Chanukah. Hallel and hoda'ah = the his'pa'arus itself. §16: Parshas Mikaitz on Chanukah. "No one dies with half his desire" = blemish of the eyes = blemish of Eretz Yisrael. The tzadik and Eretz Yisrael = source of all blessing = doubled abundance = lechem mishneh = Shabbos. Connecting to the tzadik breaks the desire for money.