{"id":67848,"date":"2019-12-29T14:40:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T12:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=67848"},"modified":"2023-07-23T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T11:02:14","slug":"be-the-light-unto-the-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/be-the-light-unto-the-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Be The Light Unto The Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[301,461,629],"acf":{"old_id":"67848","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":37561,"related_cahpter":"383","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"For the price of a smile, you can light up someone\u2019s life","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, in the darkest time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, we could all use a little more light. We need physical light, such as the glow of the Chanukah candles that illuminate the windows of Jewish homes during a dark winter, or the warmth of the sun peeping through the clouds. As we read newspapers full of reports of destruction, violence and political upheaval, we also might be feeling for more metaphorical light and levity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This chapter of Isaiah, a soaring prophecy about the restoration of Israel following the destruction of the Temple, contains one of the most famous light metaphors in the Bible. In verse six, God promises to make the tribes of Israel \u201ca light onto the nations.\u201d The metaphor occurs three times in Isaiah, and has become a catchphrase for Jewish communities, for the State of Israel, and for groups who want to add a spiritual element to their work in the field of justice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does it mean to be a light? The verse doesn\u2019t illuminate how we are supposed to fulfill the prophecy, though later commentators have tried to justify or encourage many different behaviors and actions. One modern day campaign, aptly called the \u201cBe the Light\u201d campaign, suggests that each of us should take the prophecy personally, and attempt to bring light to someone\u2019s life. As they say, \u201cWe are a movement of volunteers creating events and random acts of kindness to spread hope, love &amp; compassion. We believe that mental health is just as important as physical health and that a life without hope is not really living.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can you imagine a world of people dedicated to random acts of kindness that spread hope, compassion and love? It doesn\u2019t need to cost anything; for the price of a smile, you can light up someone\u2019s life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps then, when each of us has taken it upon ourselves to bring more good into the world, will Isaiah\u2019s prophecy be fulfilled. Though it may be dark outside, as Dumbledore said in the movie version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, \u201cHappiness may be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about the &#8220;Be the Light&#8221; campaign, which is currently trending in Jewish communities across the country: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethelightcampaign.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bethelightcampaign.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image: by Ben 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