Shining The Light

Light can be very powerful. We are surrounded by it, so we don’t give it much thought because we are so used to it. But we also think of physical light in very scientific terms. In Isaiah 60, Hashem speaks uplifting words to Israel through the prophet. He says kumi ori ki ba orech “Rise and shine, give light, because your light has come.” uchvod ADONAI alayich zara - “the glory of the LORD has risen upon you, like a dawn.” Biblical texts use the term light, but they often speak of a different sort of light. Listen?