Sunday night is the first day of Chanukah, b”H. Anyone who has been reading my material for at least a couple of years now knows that Chanukah is one of the most misunderstood and underappreciate holidays, and that it is a big deal to me.

IMAGINE WRESTLING WITH someone for hours and finally overcoming them. Then as you get up to leave, assuming you have triumphed, the other guy hits you on your leg while your back is turned, forcing you to limp away.

THE JOURNEY WAS going to be a long one, 36 years when all said and done. Some people go out east for a year or two trying to find themselves.

TWINS USUALLY HAVE a lot in common. Even though they may go in two separate directions, the basis of each is often something in common.

THIS COMING SHABBOS Shabbos, b”H, is Shabbos Mevarchin Chodesh Kislev. We are moving into Chanukah territory, which seemingly has nothing to do with this week’s parsha.