Woe to the house whose windows open into darkness

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Woe to the house whose windows open into darkness

Woe to the house whose windows open into darkness

Figuratively: A lament for a home lacking knowledge, books, or culture — as if its windows were opened toward darkness instead of light.

("Woe to the house whose windows open into darkness, as it is said: 'It shines like gloom, light is sent from darkness'" – Exodus Rabbah (Vilna), Parashat Bo, 14)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אוֹי לוֹ לַבַּיִת שֶׁחַלּוֹנוֹתָיו פְּתוּחִים לְתוֹךְ חֹשֶׁךְ

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אוֹי לוֹ לְאוֹתוֹ בַּיִת שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ אוֹר שֶׁל דַּעַת, סְפָרִים אוֹ תַּרְבּוּת. בַּיִת שֶׁבּוֹ הֵעָדֵר הַהַשְׂכָּלָה וְהַתַּרְבּוּת הוּא כִּפְתִיחַת חַלּוֹנוֹת לְתוֹךְ הַחֹשֶׁךְ.

("אוֹי לוֹ לַבַּיִת שֶׁחַלּוֹנוֹתָיו פִּתּוּחִין לְתוֹךְ חֹשֶׁךְ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: 'וְתוֹפַע כְּמוֹ אֹפֶל, אוֹר שָׁלַח מִתּוֹךְ חֹשֶׁךְ'" – שְׁמוֹת רַבָּה (וִילְנָא), פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא, פָּרָשָׁה יָד)

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