Hanukkah MUSSAR Are You A Maccabee Or A Wannabe

Rabbi Yaron Reuven discusses the importance of Chanukah and what it means to be a Jew, particularly a Maccabee. He emphasizes the significance of being zealous for HaShem and engaging in acts of devotion, even if they seem small or insignificant. The shiur delves into the historical context of Chanukah, highlighting the battle against the Greeks and their attempt to corrupt Judaism. Rabbi Reuven emphasizes the need to uphold even the smallest of mitzvot and the consequences of failing to do so. He highlights the importance of acknowledging HaShem as God and the mistakes of those who fail to do so. He criticizes various groups who claim to be the true Israelites, including Messianic Jews, Christians, and those who follow the Dead Sea Scrolls. Rabbi Reuven emphasizes the importance of recognizing miracles in everyday life and the consequences of failing to do so. He stresses that embracing miracles, even those that seem illogical, is essential to being a true Jew. 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Thank you for the opportunity and May Hashem bless you with a life full of Torah #maccabees #hanukkah #chanukah #Judaism #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Torah #Jews #JewishCommunity #KIRUV 00:00:00 Intoduction 00:00:13 Hanukkah Greetings and Eye Segulah 00:01:02 Refuah Shlema and Hanukkah Customs 00:01:40 Candle Lighting and Melacha Prohibition 00:02:19 Enjoying the Menorah and Hanukkah's True Essence 00:03:42 Zealousness for Mitzvot and Minimizing Phone Use 00:04:53 Phone Addiction and Diagnosing Your Attachment 00:06:56 Doughnuts and Audience Questions 00:08:39 Menorah's Construction and Divine Assistance 00:13:10 Importance of Trying and Sanctifying God's Name 00:15:34 Greeks Desire for Torah and Dying For Minhag 00:21:44 Maintaining Rules and Zealous Love For God 00:24:53 Yehuda Maccabee's Powers and Acknowledging God 00:28:43 Nebuchadnezzar's War and Acknowledging God's Divinity 00:31:09 Defining A Jew and Difficulties Throughout History 00:36:01 Prophecy of Nations and Messianic Jews 00:38:32 Messianic Jews and True Christians 00:42:41 Reform Jews and Following Dead Sea Scrolls 00:45:32 Dead Sea Scrolls and Recognizing Errors 00:47:32 Conversion Problems and Righteous Converts 00:52:04 Fake Converts and Creating Own Halachos 00:55:02 Fake Converts and Secular Jews 00:56:55 Small Miracles and Defining Them 00:59:55 The Ramban and Belief In Miracles 01:02:23 Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa and His Miracles 01:05:12 The Story of Rebbe and Antoninus 01:08:00 Returning Back To Life and Rabbi Ḥanina 01:10:40 Diamonds and Seeing the Miracles By Yourself 01:14:29 Believing in Miracles and Chanukah 01:18:13 Understanding Miracles and The Bracha 01:20:07 Submitting to God and No Money 01:22:25 Nachum Ish Gamzu and Doing What is Good 01:26:28 Eliyahu HaNavi and King's Decision 01:29:41 Rabbi Akiva And His Understanding 01:32:29 Mercenaries Death and the Greatest Option 01:34:57 The Greatest Option and Finding a Tzivug 01:37:17 Infinite Numbers and The Best Possible Option 01:39:39 Understanding Teshuva and Accepting Suffering 01:42:52 Blessing Hashem in Time of Pain 01:45:21 Acknowledging Miracles Don't Need To Make Sense 01:46:54 The Steipler Gaon and Not Eating Bread 01:48:55 Sanctifying Ones Body and Being Miracleous 01:50:24 Removing Torah and Humanizing God 01:52:14 God's Existence and Perfect Examples 01:54:22 Beyond Imagination and Understanding Creation 01:56:32 Knowing, Believing, And Having Faith 01:59:23 Afraid of God and depending on His hands 02:02:06 Yirat Shamayim And Believing in Moshe 02:05:14 Basic Requirement Of Life And Holding Breath 02:07:21 The Good And The Bad Prophecies 02:09:16 Being Ready For The Mashiach 02:11:43 Levels of Prophecy and Dream Like State 02:14:17 Creating Walls And The Most Perfect Man 02:16:09 Two Possible Options 02:17:54 A Good Way Is Not Possible 02:20:25 An Earthquake and Colliding Star 02:22:12 Rambam Said 02:23:53 Not Being Happy When The Mashiach 02:25:55 Lying To Your Face And Pretending To Like 02:26:52 Kidai He's Among Us And Descedant Of King David 02:27:30 The Vatican And Toil With Torah 02:31:15 Hashem Gives The Torah 02:33:19 Trying And Giving What He Want For Himself 02:35:41 Sending You Over There 02:37:11 Purpose In The World And Those Holly Goyim 02:38:57 Verse In The Torah And Teaching Everthing You Know 02:40:15 Diference Between Tzadik And Rasha