Abstract for Online Program Book (maximum 150 words)
From the first act of the creation of the world in the Book of Genesis, to an abundance of metaphors and images employed by rabbis, kabbalists, and philosophers to describe wisdom and godliness, light illuminates the Jewish path of knowledge. In this paper, I will consider light as a physical phenomenon and follow up with a discussion of the significance and meanings of the various lights in the Torah, Midrash, and Jewish philosophy.