Rabbi B - Light (The Month of Kislev)

[music] [laughter] Okay, D'Vorah, one more letter to go. >> I think I know what it is. >> Don't tell her the answer, Rabbi B. Cough, cough, cough. >> Hey, no helping. >> No, T'vora, I don't have a cough. I I was trying to give you a hint. Good guess. >> The word is Kisslave. >> Wow, that's great. You know, that's the name of the brand new month, the month of Kisslave. The month of Kislave is such a wonderful month. Hestove stove shrees hesh [music] tamuz hesh a hesh el you >> [music] >> Sh. [music] Yes, the month of Kisv. What a beautiful month it is. But it is also a very cold and dark month. You see, the month of Kisv begins the winter season. And in the winter time, the days get shorter and the nights get longer and there's a lot more darkness. And that's why there are some very special days in Kisv that are all about adding light and making the world a little bit brighter and holier. On the 13th day of Kisv, that's the date the Rav Ashi and Ravina, two ancient rabbis, finished writing and compiling the entire Talmud, the Gumarra, one of the most important sets of books of the entire Torah Shabbal, the oral Torah. I'm sure you've seen members of your family learning Gumarra. Well, you have the 13th day of Kisv to thank for that. on the 16th day of Kisv. Well, that's when Noah's Noah's ark finally rested on Hararat after the great mul. And then on the 27th day of Kisv, that's when the rains stopped falling down in the times of Noah as well. So, Kisv has some very important dates for Noah and his TVA. Going back to the 19th day of kisv yudes kisv well that's a very special day that's called the rosh sha foridis is the hidden secret parts of the Torah and on that date Rabbi Schneer Zaman of Vladi the first rebi of Kabad he came out of prison and was allowed to start teaching to the whole world which added a lot of light then on the 25th day of kisv Oh, before Kaneka, that's the date that Mosher Rabenu and Ben Israel finished building the Mishkan, the special shul that was in the Midbar in the desert when the Jewish people left Mitsayim. The Mishkan was a very special place. It was the first place where Hashem's, Hashem's presence could dwell in our world. And that was finished on the 25th day of Kisv. But it was decided to wait to open the Mishkan until Roesesh Nissan. So the 25th day of Kisv was very sad. It said, "Hey, I want to have a special day on me. Can I get something else?" And of course on the 25th day of Kisv, many, many years later, that's when Kaneka begins. That's the date that the basa mikdash was reestablished, was cleaned up, and reopened to continue serving Hashem. And that's why Kisv ends with the most light of all, the holiday of Kaneka, where each night we light a new light, bringing more ore into the world. Wow. So, we have a beautiful month of Kislev with so many wonderful dates, and most of them are about spreading light and warmth and happiness. Kodesh Kislev to Kodesh Kisvesh [music] Kislev. [music] The month of Kislev. One of the themes of the month of Kisv is light and dark. And light and dark could also be words to describe feelings. Sometimes we're feeling light, happy, excited, and in a good mood. And sometimes we feel dark, a little bit sad or down, or depressed. If we're feeling sad or down, one thing we can do is add a little bit of light. Do something that makes us feel happy and that can change our mood from dark to light. Well, that's the theme of today's story. The story is called a little bit of light and it's all about how you can turn someone's dark mood into a happy light mood. Let's read together. There once was a lady named Adena Gray who woke up too late on a cloudy day. Her alarm didn't buzz. Oh, what bad luck. She jumped out of bed and felt quite stuck. She ran for the bus. It whooshed right by [music] and drops of rain fell from the gloomy sky. She'd left her coat, forgot her hat, and the puddles splashed. Imagine that. [music] She reached her work soaked to the bone. But her boss said, "Why don't you just go home?" Poor Adena sighed. Her [music] heart felt sore. She'd lost her job. She couldn't take anymore. So home she trudged through drizzle and rain. Her thoughts grew heavy with [music] worry and pain. Each sad little thought made another appear till her eyes filled up with a lonely tear. Then at home, out of the downpour, a rabbi was leaving from her building's front door. He smiled so kindly, his words shone through. Shalom, he said, "Great day to you." Just that one smile, that one simple line, made Adena's heart begin to shine. And as she entered, she didn't even see that she was holding the door for another lady. This lady came with style and grace, with a business look and a thoughtful face. She saw Adena and softly said, "Thank [music] you, my dear." With a nod of her head, Adena smiled back. "You're welcome, too. Have a nice day. May it be bright and new." The woman paused and said, "You know, no one here ever smiles or says hello. [music] You're kind and you're warm. I like your way. Would you like to have lunch with me today?" And Adena [music] thought, "Well, why not try?" And soon the two were laughing at a cafe nearby. At lunch, the lady said, "You see, I have a job for you. Come work for me." Adena was thrilled. She joined the crew with better pay and friends brand new. Her rainy [music] days turned bright and clear, her heart filled with light, her path sincere. And every time she'd stop and say, "Good [music] morning. Have a nice and shining day. She'd think back to that moment small when a little bit of light changed it all. For just one smile, one gentle deed can spread the light that someone might need. Wonderful. You know, you could do the same thing for your friends and people around you. When you smile and when you're in a good mood and happy and you say hello, good morning, how are you? That can brighten someone's day. The same thing also if you're feeling down, find people that love you and people you love to brighten your day. And don't get stuck in the dark or in the rain. [laughter] Well, I'm so glad we got to read that beautiful story together. Oh, I think I hear Cougle the robot. Haha. Let's go see what Couggle's up to now. Haha, Kougle, I knew it was you. >> Hi, Rabbi D. How are you, >> Baruk Hashem? I'm doing great. You know, Kogle, I'm glad you're here. You know, we're learning today all about light or and how it brightens up the day and how it's such a beautiful thing, but we don't really know what light is. And that's a hard question. But luckily, I have a science friend named Dr. Schnitzell. Yeah. I wonder if we can call Dr. Schnitle and ask him what is light >> calling Dr. Schnitzle. >> Hello Rabbi D. That is a great question. What is light? Light is an energy Hashem made that comes from different sources. The biggest source of light that we know comes from the sun. In the daytime when the sun is shining, it gives off light and that light bounces on all different objects. For example, if you're looking at a house, the sun is shining on the house and that light bounces off the house and goes in our [music] eyes and that allows us to see the house. There are other sources of light. For example, we have here a little candle. You need your parents to do this with you. Don't try this at home. Here we have another source of light, a little candle. Not as powerful as the sun. And then we have here a flashlight. Here we have two little flashlights. It looks like a car driving. So we have different sources of light. Now the way light travels, it travels straight going from the source, the sun or the candle or the flashlight and bouncing off different stuff. Here we have a mirror. I can take the flashlight, shine it on the mirror, and if it's dark enough in the room, it will reflect all over the room. For example, here I have a laser. See this laser here? This laser, we can shine it. And I don't know if you could see that, but basically Oh, there you go. See that? It's bouncing. Oh, very good. It's bouncing all around. We call that reflection. The light travels and then bounces off. There's another way the light travels and that is through refraction. Instead of traveling through the atmosphere straight down, it goes through water and it makes things look different. So, for example, here I have a cup. See this cup over here? I'm going to take a straw and I'm going to put it inside. And let's see what happens. Oh, if you look very carefully. You [music] see that the straw looks like it's going straight down, but once it hits the water, it looks like it's a little bit off. That's because the way the light shines through the water and the way the light shines through the atmosphere around the water when it goes to our eyes, it looks different. The question is, are we all lamp lighters making the world a beautiful place in a world full of darkness by learning a lot of Tyra and doing a lot of mitzvah? That's how we become little candles lighting up the world and bringing Messiah. >> Wow. Thank you, Dr. Schnitzell, for that wonderful answer and those amazing experiments. >> Thank you, Rabbi B. I love to learn new things. Thanks for shedding some light on my question. Bye. >> Bye-bye, everyone. [music] >> [music] >> May at or may at or [singing] do [music] may at or may at or do [music] may at or may at or do [music] may at Or may [music and singing] a little bit of light. Just a little bit of light. [music] A little bit of light. Just a little bit of light. [music] A little bit of light. Just a little [singing] bit of light can push a lot [music] of darkness. A little bit of light, just a little bit of light can push away a lot of [music] darkness. [music] Hi, it's me, the Torah. Today's word is ore, meaning light. And there is a lot of ore in the Torah. The word ore first appears at the very beginning when Hashem created the whole world. [music] Hashem said ye or let there be light vi and there was light. Hashem called the or day and said it was to good. We also find that when Moshe was born, the [music] Torah says vira otov that Moshe's mother saw he was good. [music] Our sages teach that here to means light and that when Moshe was born the whole room filled with light. In Torah Shabbal, the whole gamarra pesakim begins with the word or teaching [music] us that when we search for ktitz before pesak, we are to use the light from a candle. Did you also know that I am called the light? Schlommaik says that mitzvah are the candle and the Torah is the light. Kire mitzvah Torah or the Torah's job is to light up the whole world. [music] There are even many Torah books that have the word or in their title. Well, I hope I shed some light on today's word or [music] shalom. We know that a lot of light can push away a lot of dark. And sometimes in our bedroom [music] at night, it gets very dark. And we need a little bit of light to make our room a little more comfortable at night. [music] Well, today we're going to do a fun craft, creating our very own light [music] boxes, where we're going to take some fun and simple materials and make a beautiful light box like a nightlight to brighten our rooms at night. You're only going to need a few materials. You're going to need some colorful tissue paper, some glue, white or clear glue, some paint brushes, some sources of light like [music] these little decor decorative lights or these electronic batterypowered tea [music] lightss, and a jar, some sort of plastic jar or glass. But please be careful if you're using glass. And [music] make sure you have your parents' permission. Some sort of jar to put our lights in and to cover with the tissue paper to make a beautiful light box. I have here some plastic cups, a plastic [music] globe, a plastic dome, and some plastic storage jars. You could find any of those kinds of things that [music] you like at your local craft store. Let's begin. All right. [music] So, I've already prepared a few light boxes now for you to see what you could what you could accomplish. And very soon, we'll turn off the lights and then you can see our light boxes glow. But let's do one together using this plastic container. I've already pre-cut some tissue paper. What we're going to do is we're going to add some glue into a cup. Just enough. Now we can take the top off of the cup because that's going to be where we're going to close it at the end. Now take your paintbrush or your foam brush and start gluing onto the plastic dish. Not too much glue, just paint it on. And if you don't want to get glue on your fingers, you can hold the cup [music] from inside using a few fingers. Now what we're going to do is we're going to start adding some tissue paper. You could do a pattern. You could do all different colors. So, [music] I'm going to start here with some orange. And you can put it any way you like and [music] some blue and some purple. And because it's very, very thin tissue paper, the glue will actually go through to the other side of [music] the paper, too. So, you could even stick on top of each other all the different colors. You can make a big mosaic. You can make a collage. Whatever you like to do. Give it a little pat to keep it sticky. [music] We're going to paint over it at the end, but just turn it around and do a little bit more on the other side, too. Just a little bit of glue. [music] And once you're done covering your whole cup [music] with paper, now go a little bit over the top with some glue just to keep the paper down, but don't push too hard, [music] or else you might come to rip your tissue paper and then you'll have to put some more on top of that. Great. Okay. [music] So, there's our colorful mosaic plastic cup. And now all we need to do [music] is take the lid, take one of [music] our batterypowered tea lightss. Very pretty. Put it right in the middle. And then gently put your cup right on top. And you can screw it [music] in if you'd like to. And there we go. Our beautiful light up cups over here. And I have another one that I made, of course, with my favorite colors of blue and yellow. And now on the count of three, we turn off the lights. 1 2 3. And there you have it. Some beautiful glow-in-the-dark night lights [music] for your room or your home to add a little bit of light into a dark night. Huh. Hope you try it yourself at home. Enjoy creating your own masterpiece using tissue paper, glue, and a plastic container and a batterypowered light. It is me Kougle and I have a very cool fact to share with you. Did [music] you know Kaneka is the festival of light and it begins on the 25th day of Kisv? Well, do you know what the 25th word in the Torah is? Let's count together. Veracious Bar, Elohim, [music] Ace, Hashim, The Ace, Harets, the Hisu Vu, the Al Pom, the Elohim, Meim, Vloim, [music] Yeh. That's right. It's or lights. Now, that is one cool fact. Well, thanks for coming along with Rabbi Beak today as we learned all about light or and all about one of my favorite months, the month of Kisv, a month full of light, especially since it ends with the holiday of Kaneka. So happy to and bye-bye. 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