“…A window you shall make for the ark.” (Genesis 6:16)
The Hebrew word for window is ‘tzohar’, which can also mean illumination or light. The word for ark is ‘teivah’, which can also mean word.
Based on this, the Baal Shem Tov derives a teaching about prayer:
You shall illuminate your words! Polish them with your inner passion and sincerity so that they shine!
“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob…” (Exodus 6:3). This seems to be a very straightforward and unambiguous statement by God to Moses.
“You don’t learn by having faith. You learn by questioning, by challenging, by re-examining everything you’ve ever believed. And yet, all this is a matter
“You have enough. Circle the mountain and turn to the north” (Deuteronomy 2:3). Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz, in his commentary Kli Yakar, spins this verse
2 Responses
May my words shine brighter than the noonday sun!
Amen!