Light in Darkness. 2 We speak of 'dark deeds', we speak of the 'darkness' in the souls of those who commit them. How can we bring light...

Up there, on a shelf, a chanukkiyah, unlit, in a film, signifying that here live Jews. Is it inherited, a mere decorative ancestral...

Alternative first stanza of Maoz Tzur The traditional text of the first stanza of Maoz Tzur does not reflect the way I see God and Gods...

One of the first things we learn in Genesis chapter1 is that just because Light has been created does not mean that Darkness is...

The very first action of God is to create light – “y’hi or” and God immediately saw “ki tov”, that it was good (Genesis 1: 3-4). Ever...

In our daily prayers we remind ourselves each morning that God is “yotzer or uvorei hoshech” – both the “fashioner of light” and the...

Just as the world was created on the twenty-fifth of the month - for the world was created on the twenty-fifth of Ellul, and when people...

M Wise, who added light motifs to the 'crests' of the institutions he founded: The first creative word was,ויאמר אלהים יהי אור ויהי אור...

On Sunday evening the 18th of December we will light the first candle of Hanukkah and then we will celebrate the holiday of lights for 8...