Why is there so much blue color in the sky, on the ocean, and there's no blue color in our environment?
ANSWER:
That's simple. The blue color is the result of materials in the air, and the light as it comes through the materials, acquires a sweet pleasant color; techeiles. The color of techeiles is always utilized by Hakadosh Baruch Hu for a sign of aristocracy because techeiles is a reminder of Hakadosh Baruch Hu's rakia; the rakia is techeiles. This color - of course they explain it by saying the atmosphere has dust particles that deflect the light in such a way that it looks blue - but actually Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the one who created that result. And the purpose of this blue is, it's easy on the eyes and it's a pleasure to see it; a blue sky is a source of happiness.
Therefore, when you see a blue sky think of the techeiles - Hakadosh Baruch Hu is wearing a garment. He wears the world like a talis and the techeiles is like the tzitzis of His talis, it's openly stated in the passuk: Oteh ohr ka'salmo, He clothed Himself in light as with a garment. So if you picture a Melech Haolam, He's wearing a garment, and you see just part of His garment overhead, and you see the techeiles. Oh, Hashem's garment, it's to remind you of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. And the yam (ocean) is also techeiles, because the yam reflects the light of the skies. Look at the yam, it'll remind you to look at the sky. Look at the sky, it'll remind you to look higher, and Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the source of that.
Therefore, in the olden days when you had techeiles in the tzitzis, urisem osom, when you saw the tzitzis and the techeiles, you were reminded of Hakadosh Baruch Hu, who's the Borei Olam, Elokei Hashomayim, and He is the one who likes you to think about Him. So look up and see Hakadosh Baruch Hu's reflection, the begadim, the techeiles that He's wearing in the beged that He covers the whole world with, His talis.
Good Shabbos To All
This is transcribed from questions that were posed to Harav Miller by the audience at the Thursday night lectures. To listen to the audio of this Q & A please dial: 201-676-3210
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