Leonard Cohen: In memoriam of the light of the light

  • 2016-11-16
  • Inna and Michael Rogatchi (C)
There is the concept in Judaism that defines the essence of light. “What makes light bright, attractive, hopeful, enduring?” asks the concept. “The light of the light,” our sages have answered. Leonard Cohen, our dearest Man for All Seasons, was exactly that — the light of the light. And he will be so in our memory for all the days of our lives. For a mortal human being, the most difficult thing is to comprehend our own passing, our own non-being. We are born with the instinct of survival and it clashes with unimaginable sweeping hor...
 
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