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Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Light in the Torah 5
Light and Creation 9
Adam, Eve, and the Sin 12
Moses, the Exodus, and Light 13
The Menorah 16
Light in the Prophets and Writings 23
Chapter 2 Light in the Oral Tradition 27
The Role of Light in Jewish Ritual 31
Chanukah 33
The Menorah and the Thirty-Six Lights of Chanukah 34
Further Chanukah Paradoxes: Forty-Five Lights and Thirteen Words 36
Light in Jewish Prayer 39
A Collection of Teachings from the Oral Tradition Relating to Light 43
Chapter 3 The Paradox of Light in the Kabbalistic and Chassidic Traditions 47
Light as a Symbol of Godliness 51
The Kabbalistic Dispute in Defining the En Sof 51
Three Paradoxes 54
A Kabbalistic View of the Paradox of Creation 58
Tzimtzum and the Ray of Light 59
Shevirat Hakeilim and Olam Hatikkun 60
The Purpose of the World 61
God's Creation of an Imperfect World 62
Darkness and Light 65
Four Stages of Darkness and Light 67
The Dual Character of Darkness 68
Dark States of Mind 69
Light, the Egyptian Exile, and the Receiving of the Torah 70
The Contrast of Light and Darkness 71
The Lessons of Light: Further Insights into the Paradox of Unity and Division 73
Chashmal, the Speaking Silence 75
Lights and Vessels 79
Chapter 4 The Paradox of Light in Science 85
Electromagnetism and Wave-Particle Duality 89
The Theory of Relativity and the Unified Field Theory 91
The Speed of Light 93
Light: Permanence and Change 95
Time and the Soul as Dimensions 95
Chapter 5 Light According to the Hebrew Letters 99
Alef: Form, Name, and Number 103
Vav: Form, Name, and Number 107
Reish: Form and Name110
Ohr: Progression of Light 112
Chapter 6 Manifestations of Light 115
Light, Intellect, and Meditation 119
Light and Color 125
The Rainbow and the Ritual Fringes 126
The Tabernacle and the Temple 128
Light and Healing 131
Light, Speech, and Torah 136
Light, Love, and Creation 140
Chapter 7 The Light of Redemption 147
Partial List of Works Cited 157
About the Author 159
Ohr Chadash: New Horizons in Jewish Experience 161
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