{"id":10439,"date":"2024-07-31T15:08:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/?p=10439"},"modified":"2024-08-08T19:12:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:12:55","slug":"why-did-god-create-other-planets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/why-did-god-create-other-planets\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did God Create Other Planets, Galaxies and Stars?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Why did God create such a vast universe with numerous galaxies, planets, and stars? Isn\u2019t Earth enough?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Rabbi Chaim Mintz responds:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Purpose of Celestial Bodies &#8211; A Profound Topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the numerous planets and other celestial bodies is a profound and difficult topic, and it is discussed extensively in Kabbalistic sources as well as the Rambam, but we will try to explain it on a simple level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intermediaries Between the Holy and the Mundane<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hashem (God) is completely holy and abstract, transcending physical existence, while we are physical and mundane. Since the physical cannot connect directly to the spiritual, Hashem gave us His mitzvot, which when we perform them make us spiritual, enabling us to come close to Hashem and connect to Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, because of this disconnect, Hashem does not bestow His great blessings on us directly; rather, He does so through intermediaries, in a process called \u201c<em>hishtalshalut<\/em>.\u201d&nbsp;This is like a chain reaction, in which there is a gradual progression and transformation&nbsp;from the purely spiritual form of the <em>brachah<\/em> (blessing)<em> <\/em>to the physical and mundane, until it reaches our world in a form that we are capable of receiving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Planets and Celestial Bodies &#8211; Links in God&#8217;s Chain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This blessing emanates from God and is passed down by angels through the \u201clinks\u201d in this chain, which are composed of different spiritual realms or \u201cworlds\u201d that we cannot see. Eventually, it reaches our physical world, which the galaxies and celestial bodies are a part of, and serve as the next links in this chain, until it extends to Earth. This is one of the purposes of the galaxies, planets, and stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">God is the Source of all Blessings and Power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it is essential to emphasize that all blessings and power originate solely from Hashem, and none of these entities possess any form of inherent power. This is similar to a person shaking a chain: while the chain itself moves, all the energy is derived from the person shaking it. Similarly, these spiritual realms and celestial beings function merely as conduits for transmitting Hashem\u2019s blessings to us,&nbsp;while the ultimate Source of all blessing is Hashem alone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Avodah Zarah &#8211; Worshiping the Messenger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maimonides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rambam<\/a> explains that this very mistake was one of the original sources of <em>avodah zarah<\/em> (idol worship). People observed the power invested in entities such as the sun and the stars and began to honor them as a means of showing honor to Hashem their Creator. Eventually, they began to attribute that power to them directly, and started worshiping them in order to obtain Hashem\u2019s blessing through them. In the end, they forgot about Hashem altogether and began to worship these celestial bodies alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a partial but significant reason why God created the galaxies and planets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>In short: <\/em><\/strong>One reason Hashem created the planets, galaxies, and stars is to serve as intermediaries in the divine process of transforming Hashem\u2019s blessings from its spiritual state until it reaches our physical world. Although they are essential intermediaries, all blessings and power originate from Hashem alone.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button tm-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/sign-up.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Jewish philosophy, with a TorahMate. Sign up for a weekly learning partner today!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Have another question to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oorah.org\/asktherabbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ask a rabbi<\/a>? You can ask Rabbi Mintz your own question at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:asktherabbi@oorah.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asktherabbi@oorah.org<\/a>, or head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oorah.org\/asktherabbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oorah.org\/asktherabbi\/<\/a> to watch the latest Q&amp;As or join&nbsp;Ask the Rabbi Live, Tuesdays at 9PM ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Why did God create such a vast universe with numerous galaxies, planets, and stars? 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