Football is a game of inches. How many times do we see the referee holding up his fingers to show the coach your team is an inch short of making the first down? The object in football is to "move the chains" inch by inch, yard by yard advancing the football down the field. The great teams do this well. You can't rely on the big plays to win a championship...championships require consistency at "moving the chains".

One of the many ideas of Chanukah is to move our spiritual chains ascending each and every day throughout the year. During the eight days of Chanukah the head of the household lights the menorah adding a candle from the previous day never being content with the light from the day before. With our spiritual growth we should never take great strides and go for the big play, we should look to move inch by inch yard by yard always adding from the day before. Another idea of Chanukah is not only to illuminate our homes with light we should also look to light up the outside as well. By doing this each and every one of us participates in warming up both ourselves but the world around us. Chag Chanukah S'meach!

About Alan "Shlomo" Veingrad:

Shlomo is a retired professional football player who spent 5 years with the Green Bay Packers and 2 with the Dallas Cowboys (member of Super Bowl XXVII Championship Team). Today Shlomo is the National Marketing Director with CJA and Associates specialists in the design and marketing of innovative financial planning concepts and employee benefit plans for the small business and estate planning market. Shlomo also speaks to businesses, colleges, universities and religious audiences around the world bringing his inspirational messages of positivism, personal excellence, leadership, team play, and spiritual connection. His presentation style and post-retirement experience in business have made him a much sought after speaker by Fortune 500 companies, professional services firms, and owner-managed businesses whose management seeks to lead their organizations by exemplifying a culture of personal and professional achievement blended with a higher purpose. For more information, please visit www.ShlomoVeingrad.com For Media Inquiries and bookings; please contact Robin Moskow, Moskow Management robinmoskow@comcast.net or (610) 804-6701.