by
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman
What is the role of "light" in the Written Torah, the
Oral Tradition, Kabbalah and Chassidic teachings? What is "the
light of God" and how is light connected to holiness, purity
and love? What are the intriguing patterns and a tantalizing paradoxes
that weave their way throughout the biblical and rabbinical usage
of the word "light."
The author explains how "light" in the Jewish tradition
is a magnet for notions of duality and unity. The gemartria of light
equals 207. It is literally the mirror image of Shabbat which equals
702! Light seemingly possesses no material substance, yet it is
all-pervasive and all-encompassing when manifest.
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman
has been involved in Jewish education for over thirty years. He
has been regional director of NCSY in Denver, Colorado, and, since
returning to Israel in 1995, he serves as the director of Ohr
Chadash: New Horizons in Jewish Experience.
Rabbi Trugman is the author of Seeds and Sparks: Inspiration
and Self-Expression through the Cycles of Jewish Life, The
Mystical Power of Music, and The Mystical Meaning of Dreams.
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