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At dawn Rabbi Chiya
and Rabbi Shimon ben Chalafta were walking in the valley beneath the Arbel
Mountain (that rises above the Sea of Galilee / Kineret). They saw the
morning star's light break through. "That," said Rabbi Chiya,
"is like the process of redemption of Israel. First it emerges a
little at a time, and the more it continues, the greater the light increases."
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The
light of a candle is serviceable, only when it precedes a
human being on his/her way, but it is useless when it trails
behind.
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(Bahya son of Asher, 14th century Spain)
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