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Shabbat Candle Power

By Tzvi Freeman

Topics: Shabbat, Shabbat Candles, Kabbalah

Miri demonstrates how one little candle puts a lot of power into the hands of one little girl. Or is it really just one little girl?

People look for deep things in high places. Like lofty mountaintops and profound philosofizicationing. But the Infinite Light is simple. And so it is found in the simplest of places.

Like this little girl lighting a candle. Looks pretty innocent, right? But the Kabbalist will tell you that this little girl is the sefira of Malchut bringing the light of the innermost of Chochmah into the created worlds of Briah, Yetsirah and Assiah. And that innermost light is the same as the innermost of the Ancient of Days, a.k.a. the Hidden Light of the Seven Days of Creation which is in turn the innermost of the Infinite Light--meaning The Essence. Now we're getting heavy. Simple=heavy. Get it?

The main point is: Wanna impact the world big time? Get Kabbalistic. Get a little girl to light a candle. There's a lot more power in that little candle than in all the philosofications of your entire library.

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	Written and conceived by Tzvi Freeman. Rabbi Freeman is available for public speaking and workshops. Read more on his bio page. Animation and SFX by Pilar Newton of Pilar Toons Music by The Piamentas Rabbi Infinity played by Andrew Torres

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Posted: Jan 25, 2011

Georgous :)

I think the 5th sentence is "Now this is a time when.."

I love the feeling that even though my Mum is gone, she's still there with me on Friday night :)

Posted By Ziva, Scotland, UK

Posted: Jan 21, 2011

Shabbat Candles

This animation is indded lovely! I loved it! Thanks for posting it. I´ll share it on Facebok! Shabbat Shalom!

Posted By Irene Alhanati Cardillo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Posted: Jan 13, 2011

still don't understand the 5th sentence....

Could somebody help me out please?
right after 'the candles - they get there first' and before 'when i'm lighting candles with my Mom'

Thanks.

PS: Loved the video! Especially when Miri bursts into a nigun (and you can hear her clapping too) :)

Posted By Eszter, Budapest, Hungary

Posted: Dec 19, 2010

its nice to have a video thats good education in a fun way!!

Posted By mushky herzog

Posted: Dec 19, 2010

soo cute

yasher co'ach

Posted By Mr. Meir Weiss

Posted: Nov 16, 2010

Candles

Wonderfull !

Posted By Raquel Alexandre, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Posted: Nov 13, 2010

thank you

thank you for this wonderful video about candlelighting for girls. we showed this video at our first tzivos hashem rally for kids and they loved it, especially the song and dance at the end. the joy of the mitzvah is superbly expressed by this little girl!
much nachas and thank you again for a superb script and presentation.

Posted By blumah , overland park, ks

Posted: Jan 19, 2010

shabbat candle power

it is funny after she takes her hands off of her eyes she starts singing and jumping while saying ah di di yah yah yah yah yah yi ah di di di

Posted By yisrolik korf, mb , fl usa

Posted: Sep 21, 2009

Re: question on pronunciation

Because it was a little girl saying it--and we got her confused enough already!

Posted By Rabbi Infinity

Posted: Sep 21, 2009

question on pronounciation

how come it was pronounced "shabbat" with a "T" sound and not an "S" sound, but "kodesh" was pronounced "koidesh"?
it should be one or the other.