Parshat Miketz

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parshat Miketz. Where Par'o has his dreams and Yosef is released from prison and made viceroy over Egypt.
Our Parsha tells us that it was two years to the day ,so on the exact day that HaShem chose,Yosef rose to power.The word 'Miketz' - 'At the end' shows that at exactly the time,not a minute later,Yosef was to be ruler in Egypt.
Yosef had spent many years in prison and also a slave to Potifar and waited so long to be free.But only that the time appointed by HaShem,'At the End' - 'Miketz,' of the time ordained by HaShem,was Yosef quickly rushed out of the dungeon,dressed in finery and brought before Par'o.It all happened so quickly exactly at the time it was to happen and not a minute sooner or later.Though Yosef so pleaded to be let out of the dungeon,going as far as asking the Cup-Bearer to remember him,he still had to wait till HaShem said 'Miketz,' - ' At The End,' - now it is time.
This shows that HaShem still rules the world.We are not in charge of it.We are not the Creators of it.But we can make it better by our own actions.
Sometimes,when things get rough we hope HaShem will come and save us.Our Jewish people have suffered so,for thousands of years and for thousands of years we have prayed for Moshiach and the 'End Of Days,' yet still,we wait.We look around and see that this world doesn't appear to be getting any better and we cry out to HaShem as our ancestors did,when they were tortured and burned and gassed and killed,"When is Mashiach coming,when is HaShem going to come and save us and bring us and the world around us,peace." How often did our people cry and plead for Mashiach,but still,we wait,as Yosef waited,through this long and bitter exile.When will the light come.When will peace come.When will HaShem come and save us.How much longer will we wait.How many more of our people will be hurt (Chas Ve Shalom) by our enemies before we are saved.Before our ever so long prayer is answered.
HaShem is watching.HaShem knows all.HaShem knows the 'Miketz'- 'The End,' and there will be an end.How do we know? Because HaShem told us in the Tanach.As HaShem warned us that we need to keep His Shabbos and Commandments and not stray to other ways that are not Torah.Ways that ,though look and are designed to appear as the path to follow,are actually paths leading away.HaShem gave us His Path to follow in Torah.This is the way to go.The sooner we all as Jews follow what HaShem wants,the sooner the 'End'- 'Miketz,' will come.It may appear as though it is taking so long,but when HaShem brings our 'Miketz,' it will come like a flood,as it did for Yosef.
We are now in the beautiful midst of Chanukah where HaShem saved us, when we finally stopped mixing into foreign beliefs and ways and returned to our Holy Ways and lit the Holy Oil.This is a time when we need to rid ourselves of contamination and beliefs that are foreign and purify ourselves for HaShem.It was then that HaShem saved us then and it will be when HaShem will save us now.HaShem will provide His Sweet Light and Miracle, if we are vessels of purity and holiness.As HaShem saved us then,so will HaShem save us now and bring on the final 'Miketz,' - 'End,' with light.
Our enemies smile now as they have before,but as Parshas Miketz teaches us,even their time will come,like it did for Egypt and its rulers,as it did for so many that hurt us.But it will be in HaShem's own time,when HaShem knows when it spiritually needs to be.As I said,we can bring the 'Ketz'. (From 'Miketz') - 'End' closer by changing our ways and returning to HaShem and His Torah.Failure to do that,will bring more reasons why we will need to.Let us not wait for that and do our own part in making ourselves and our surroundings Holy so that HaShem will want to dwell with us and so that the ' Miketz'- 'The End,' can come.It will,whether we do the right thing or not,but let us rather not let it come the hard way.For when HaShem chooses to bring it when we have not earned it,it will be a cleaning and purifying and removal of bad in a stricter way as iron is burned in the furnace.
It is time we trusted HaShem and not strange ways.For that trust in HaShem will bring about the 'Miketz' at an earlier time.Our Rabbis say that had Yosef not asked the Head of the Cup -Bearers to help him and tell Par'o. Earlier and rather trusted that HaShem would let him out,Yosef may not have had to spend that extra time in the dungeon.The same goes for us.Let us do the right thing HaShem's way and follow HaShem's Laws and not other foreign ways and beliefs that started out in unholy ways(Chas Ve Shalom) that profess to get people there.They will not work and only delay others too.Drop unholy ways.drop unholy morals.Drop foreign ways that are not Torah and return to HaShem in His Truth and let our faithfulness in HaShem's Laws and Ways be our guide from now on.If you are not keeping Shabbos,start now.If you ate not keeping Kosher,start now.If you are not learning Torah and following it,start now.Make a special decision today to do what HaShem wants and make HaShem happy and smile from today onwards when HaShem looks upon you.,May the "Final Miketz" come in our Days.And may we all be granted to sit under HaShem's loving presence and be at one with HaShem.
With love to HaShem I wish HaShem with love,a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love and a Happy Chanukah and to all,a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love and a Happy Chanukah.