The story is told of a rabbi whose students asked him how
to rid the world of evil and injustice. "Tell us how
to remove this darkness from the Earth," they begged.
"Let us seek the answer in the cellar," the
rabbi said.
He handed every student a candle and led them down the
wooden stairs. The students wondered why their teacher was
taking them to such a dark and cold place.
Then the rabbi lit his own candle. It was still dark. But
when he used that candle to light everyone else's, the
basement became filled with light.
Then the rabbi explained, "Do not despair over evil
and injustice. Instead, work together to remove it from
God's world. Just as God brought light into the world
through Creation, so we can bring light through our acts
of tikkun olam."
The story is told of a rabbi whose students asked him how
to rid the world of evil and injustice. "Tell us how
to remove this darkness from the Earth," they begged.