BRUCE LICHT
ENTREPRENEUR, AUTHOR, AND FOUNDER OF MY ELEVATOR PITCH FOR GOD
Bruce grew up in Lafayette, California and received a BA in Political Science from UCLA as well as a Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America. After graduating, Bruce operated his family’s 100 year-old retail fine jewelry business for twenty-two years. Bruce had a passion for computers and graphic arts, so he changed careers and joined his best friend at a national technical publishing company for seventeen-years as the company’s Publisher, where they invented the modern labor law poster industry, including the first “All- On-One Labor Law Poster” and “Labor Law Poster Compliance Plan.”
Aside from being the Founder of the website, “My Elevator Pitch for God,” Bruce was the co-editor of the book, My Elevator Pitch For God: Volume 1, and author of the cookbook titled, Immediate Chef: No Previous Experience Required.
Hundreds of “Unbroken Chains” of Transmission
BRUCE LICHT
How do you convince millions of people of something that didn’t happen? The more people there are that witness an event, the greater the reliability is that it actually occurred. There were more people that collectively witnessed in person, God’s revelation at Sinai, than any other event in human history - more than 3 million people(1) - and they all survived to perpetuate it. Therefore, there is no event that has more reliability. The following is just one of hundreds of “unbroken chains,”(2) from teachers to their students, from parents to their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on until today,(4) proving God’s existence.
God (Mt. Sinai 1312 BCE), Moses, Joshua, Pinchus, Eli, Samuel, David, Achiah, Elijah, Elishah, Yehoyada, Zechariah, Hoshea, Amos, Isaiah, Michah, YoeI, Nachum, Chavakuk, Tzafaniah, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ezra, Shimon Hatzadik, Antignus of Socho, Yosi ben Yoezer & Yosef ben Yochanon, Yehoshua ben Prachya & Nitai of Arbel, Yehuda ben Tabai & Shimon ben Shetach, Shmaya & Avtalyon, Hillel & Shammai, Rabban(3) Shimon, Rabban Gamliel Hazaken, Rav(3) Shimon ben Gamliel, Rabban Gamliel, Rabban Shimon, Rabbi(3) Yehuda Hanasi, Rav Shmuel, and Rabbi Yochanon, Rav Huna, Rabbah, Rava, Rav Ashi, Rafram, Rav Sama B'rei d'Rava, Rav Yosi, Rav Simonia, Rav Ravoi Me-Rov, Mar(3) Chanan Me-Ashkaya, Rav Mari, Rav Chana Gaon,(3) Mar Rav(3) Rava, Rav Busai, Mar Rav Huna Mari, Mar Rav Chiyah Me-Mishan, Mar Ravyah, Mar Rav Natronai, Mar Rav Yehuda, Mar Rav Yosef, Mar Rav Shmuel, Mar Rav Natroi Kahana, Mar Rav Avrohom Kahana, Mar Rav Dodai, Rav Chananya, Rav Malka, Mar Rav Rava, Mar Rav Shinoi, Mar Rav Chaninah Gaon Kahana, Mar Rav Huna Mar Halevi, Mar Rav Menasheh, Mar Rav Yeshaya Halevi, Mar Rav Kahanah Gaon, Mar Rav Yosef, Mar Rav lbomai Gaon, Mar Rav Yosef, Mar Rav Avrohom, Mar Rav Yosef, Mar Rav Yitzchak, Mar Rav Yosef, Mar Rav Poltoi, Mar Rav Achai Kahana, Mar Rav Menachem, Mar Rav Matisyahu, Rav Mar(3) Abba, Mar Rav Tzemach Gaon, Mar Rav Hai Gaon, Mar Rav Kimoi Gaon, Mar Rav Yehuda, Mar Rav Mevasser Kahana Gaon, Rav Kohen Tzedek, Mar Rav Tzemach Gaon, Rav Chaninah Gaon, Mar Rav Aharon Hacohen, Mar Rav Nechemiah, Rav Sherirah Gaon, Meshulam Hagadol, Rav Gershom Meor Hagolah, Rav Yaakov ben Yakar, Rav Shlomo Yitzchaki - "Rashi," R'(3) Shmuel ben Meir - "Rashbam,” R' Yaakov ben Meir - "Rabbenu(3) Tam,” Eliezer Me-Metz, Rokeach, R' Yitzchak of Vienna - "Ohr Zaruah," Rav Meir of Rothenberg, R' Yitzchak of Duren - "Shaarei Durah," R' Alexander Zusiein Hakohen - "Agudah,” Meir Bar Baruch Halevi, R' Sholom of Neustadt, R' Yaakov Moelin - "Maharil,” R' Yisroel Isserlein - "Trumas Hadeshen,” R' Tavoli, Rabbi3 Yaakov Margolies, Rabbi Yaakov Pollak, Rabbi Sholom Shachna, Rabbi Moshe Isserles - "Rama,” Rabbi Yehoshua Falk Katz, Rabbi Naftoli Hirsch ben Pesachya, Rabbi Moshe Rivkas - "Beer Hagolah,” Rabbi Avraham Gombiner, Rabbi Moshe Kramer, Rabbi Eliyahu Chasid, Rabbi Yissachar Ber, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman, Rabbi Eliyahu Kramer - "Vilna Gaon,” Rabbi Chaim Voloziner, Rabbi Zundel of Salant, Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, Rabbi Simcha Zissel of Chelm, Rabbi Yerucham Levovitz, Rav Shlomo Wolbe, Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe and Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe, You!
Footnotes:
1) The Jews were counted in censuses three times during their 40-year journey through the Wilderness to the Land of Israel. The first census (in Numbers, Parshas Barmidbar, Chapter 1, starting with Verse 1) was taken in the year 2449, or 1312 BCE, which was about six months after they had left Egypt. This census counted all males above the age of 20 to serve in the army. It did not count women, children, grandparents, etc. In this census, the count came to 603,550 (not including the Levites which numbered 23,000). If one figures there were an equal amount of women, twice the amount of children and grandparents, it is not hard to come up with a figure of 3 million Jews who left Egypt (not including the couple hundred thousand of “Mixed Multitudes” who were estimated to have left Egypt with them).
2) This represents one example (the names only in this case) of hundreds of “unbroken chains” of the transmission of knowledge from the revelation at Mount Sinai until today. See footnote #4 below for more details.
3) Definitions:
Rabbi - The word “Rabbi” means “my master” or “teacher" in Hebrew. Rabbi is the catch-all term for anyone who has “semichah,” which means rabbinical ordination. A rabbi is a religious leader of Jewish people.
R’ – An abbreviated designation for “Rabbi.”
Rav – The term “Rab” refers to a Jewish leader from Babylon who received ordination in the diaspora in their own schools. More recently, the term “Rav” is now commonly used, and has come to refer to someone who has had more extensive training and experience in providing guidance related to practical halachah (Jewish law). A Rav also gets appointed by a community.
Rabbenu - The term “Rabbenu” (or Rabbeinu) means “our Rabbi.”
Gaon – The term “Goan” was originally given to the head of an educational academies in Babylon. More recently, it is given to some who is considered a genius.
Mar – The term “Mar” means “Master.”
Mar Rav – The term “Mar Rav” (or Rav Mar or Mar Rab) means “Master Rabbi.”
Nasi - A generation’s Jewish leader is referred to as the “Nasi.”
Rabban - This title was reserved for the patriarchate, the Nasi or the president of the rabbinical court.
4) Below is just one example of an “Unbroken Chain” of the transmission of knowledge from the revelation at Mount Sinai until today.
