Machshava:

Chanukah 

Parsha:

Mikeitz 

Description

In Zechariah’s vision in this week's Haftarah, the danger of the priests serving as kings is that they will fail in the completion of their priestly mission as spiritual leaders of the people. They will be unable to maintain the purity of mind and deed that being the spiritual teachers of the Jewish people requires. All of us have a range of skills and capabilities, yet we would be mistaken if we attempted to stretch ourselves beyond our unique abilities. Our goal to achieve success is to focus on our unique capabilities while working with others who have different responsibilities and different unique capabilities.