I was recently with a good friend of mine who was challenged on the spot to make a dvar Torah about a light bulb. Within moments he spoke passionately about the beauty of Torah lighting the world. With great eloquence he compared the light to Torah and how the illumination of a bulb gives clarity in a dark situation, and he continued with this inspiring ‘vort’. This challenge made me think about the depth of Torah and the application it can have on all aspects of life. However, any premise that does not acknowledge that G-d wrote the Torah, by definition cannot have any significant depth, for once you step away from the premise that G-d (Al-mighty, All-knowing etc. etc.) wrote the Torah – then you are merely left with a book that can only have surface value. The Torah is an instruction manual for life, made by the All-giving Creator of life for our benefit. With that in mind, anything that we can take from ‘the Book’ is surely only of benefit to us. And not only that, if we really focus on the primary and fundamental acknowledgement that it was G-d who wrote the Torah, then everything in it is only for our good even if (and when) we don’t understand it. Please G-d we will allow the light of the Torah to guide us in our lives, just like a lightbulb brightens a dark room!