Jewish Released Time   Holidays   Shabbat   Chabad-houses   Chassidism   Subscribe   Calendar   Links B"H

Rebbetin Riddle Says...

Light Makes Right
  The Power of Happiness!A person can fool some people all of the time  

The Lubavitcher Rebbe asks a very interesting question on this week's Torah portion. We read that G-d said, "Let there be light." Yet, the Rebbe asks, what good was light when there was nothing around to benefit from it!

After all, the purpose of light is to illuminate something! And before the earth, plants, animals or man existed, there was nothing to illuminate. So why did G-d create light first? It doesn't seem to make sense.

However, the Rebbe explains the concept with a parable. When an architect designs a building, first he draws the building as it will look when completed. Similarly, G-d created light first -- because light represents the ultimate purpose of the world!

By learning Torah and performing Mitzvos, we bring light into the world. When Moshiach comes, we all will see that light. May Moshiach come immediately!

Rabbi Riddle's Kwazy Kwestions:
  1. Who was the fastest sprinter in history?
  1. Adam. Because he was first in the human race!

  The Power of Happiness!A person can fool some people all of the time  

Copyright © 1999 by:
Released Time Program of Greater New York
The National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education
824 Eastern Parkway   •   Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 735-0215   •   info@RabbiRiddle.org   •   Fax: (718) 735-4455


Current
  • Daily Lessons
  • Weekly Texts & Audio
  • Candle-Lighting times

    613 Commandments
  • 248 Positive
  • 365 Negative

    PDA
  • iPhone
  • Java Phones
  • BlackBerry
  • Moshiach
  • Resurrection
  • For children - part 1
  • For children - part 2

    General
  • Jewish Women
  • Holiday guides
  • About Holidays
  • The Hebrew Alphabet
  • Hebrew/English Calendar
  • Glossary

    Books
  • by SIE
  • About
  • Chabad
  • The Baal Shem Tov
  • The Alter Rebbe
  • The Rebbe Maharash
  • The Previous Rebbe
  • The Rebbe
  • Mitzvah Campaign

    Children's Corner
  • Rabbi Riddle
  • Rebbetzin Riddle
  • Tzivos Hashem

  • © Copyright 1988-2009
    All Rights Reserved
    Jewish Released Time