A ray of holiness

‘..thus is it written (Kohelet 2:13) “Then I saw that wisdom surpasses folly as light surpasses darkness.”’: Tanya, Chapter 12

The Alter Rebbe – Schneur Zalman of Liadi – explains the analogy is used to illustrate how wisdom is superior to folly: The superiority of light over darkness is manifest in the ability of a tiny ray of light to banish a great deal of darkness. Furthermore, the light need not battle darkness to banish it; the darkness disappears as a matter of course with the appearance of light. In the same way is the wisdom of holiness superior to the folly of evil. A mere ray of holiness suffices to banish — as a matter of course — a great deal of evil folly.

The Festival of Lights

The festival of lights, day one...

...and day eight

I love Hannukah, no jelly donuts this year but I did have the best potato latkes of my life, lets all try to remember to bring a little more light into the darkness this year.

from darkness

From Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson זצ״ל,

There are dark jewels in this world that can be salvaged, purified and taken as precious bounty for the good.

And there is darkness itself, the essential absence of light, that must only wait its time to expire.

How can we tell between them?

If the darkness fights back, there is hope.

It means there is something there worth fighting for.