cosmic waves – tidal waves of transforming consciousness are underway – this may not be p.c. but it’s o.k., because p.c. will die, but the truth will live on – In the beginning God challenged man to rise above selfishness – so he made woman – Woman is much much much more intuitive than man – From a Kabbalistic perspective, woman knew that God’s intention was for man to eat the fruit of the tree, allowing the world to plunge into darkness – to make a long story short, when the messiah will come we will recognize that in truth this world was but a challenge – It is in fact in the merit of the righteous Jewish women who display extraordinary conviction to ideals, in particular the Mitzvah of lighting Shabbos candles and tzinuis, dressing modestly, despite the sick fashions of today, that demonstrate that their convictions to ideals are even greater than mans’ – In point of fact, biologically, physically and societally, men have long been in the upper position – but this is only based on societies that esteem “more” or “strength” – as societies shift from the concept of “more is better” and “power means something,” as we have entered into the age when brains trump raw force; when even earning power is based more on brains then brawn; as we see empirically, it is the far nobler intuition God gave women that will awe, inspire and lead men – The key thing is, as the Rebbe says, for women to recognize their strength and to take a leadership – in a dignified, as the Rebbe said “women are far more subtle and compassionate in their educational methods” – way