The Midrash says that when Hashem created the Universe, He made a very small dense stone and from that stone He spread out the physical Universe. Now, how thick could that stone have been? How big was it? Is this a literal teaching? Could all creation come from one small stone?

     Science recently has come to agree with the Torah that the Universe was created. Up until a hundred years ago they thought it was always here.

    Now they also agree that the Universe was made from one small very dense stone. How small was this stone? Well, according to scientists' latest estimation;

     "About 13.8 billion years ago, the Universe as we know it began. This moment, known as the Big Bang, is when space itself rapidly began expanding. At the time of the Big Bang, the observable universe (including the materials for at least 2 trillion galaxies), fit into a space less than a centimeter across (less than ½ inch). Now, the observable universe is 93 billion light-years across and still expanding."

    Trillions of galaxies of mater within half an inch! Who could believe such a thing? Well, science is catching up with the Midrash.

    If you like, I will explain that in fact that first "stone" was a lot thinner than they realize.