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Shabbat Candle Power
Discuss (27)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.
By Tzvi Freeman
Tzvi Freeman, director of Ask The Rabbi for Chabad.org, is the author of two volumes of Bringing Heaven Down to Earth -- collections of meditations based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe -- a s well as numerous articles and essays on Jewish mysticism, philosophy and practice. He also writes Chabad.org's widely acclaimed Daily Dose of Wisdom mailed daily to tens of thousands of subscribers. Or subscribe to regular updates of Rabbi Freeman's writing with the Freeman Files subscription.
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I love the feeling that even though my Mum is gone, she's still there with me on Friday night :)
Scotland, UK
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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) :)
Budapest, Hungary
Sao Paulo, Brazil
much nachas and thank you again for a superb script and presentation.
overland park, ks
mb , fl usa
it should be one or the other.
jerusalem, israel