The Stars of Lights

“Praise Him, sun and moon! Praise Him, all ye stars of light! Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the Lord: for He commanded, and they were created” (Ps. 148:3-5). The word for star (chochabh) is a general term which includes all the bodies in the heavens, including the planets, satellites, suns, nebulae, galaxies, meteors, bolides and comets. The word literally means, “something rolled up into a ball.” Their creation came...