Light Three

By Tzvi Freeman

"Every human soul is a divine lamp." (Proverbs 20:27)

Three ways your soul is similar to the lights of Chanukah:

A flame, like your soul, strives constantly upward, seeking to abandon itself for a higher existence.
This struggle of the flame provides the world light and warmth only because a wick holds it in place—as your body holds your soul.
The flame is sustained by a constant supply of fuel. The light of your soul is sustained through mitzvahs and acts of kindness.

Tanya, chapters 19 and 35.

By Tzvi Freeman

From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. Subscribe and get your dose daily. To order Rabbi Freeman's latest book, Wisdom to Heal the Earth, click here.

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