אוֹר הַגָּנוּז

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The Hidden Light

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The spiritual light that existed on the first day of Creation before the sun was made—a light that, according to tradition, was hidden away for the future. Also: the name of a settlement near Meron.

(“As it is written, ‘And God saw the light, that it was good’—this is the Hidden Light through which the Holy One made good in the world.” — Zohar, Vol. III (Leviticus), Parashat Emor, 88a. Also: “To You, my God, is my longing... and the Hidden Light before You shall be my shelter.” — Piyyut for Yom Kippur Night. Also: “And thus the legend itself becomes like a ‘Hidden Light,’ reserved only for a few chosen ones, while the people at large receive only its few scattered rays.” — Bialik, On the Compilation of Legend. Also: “Perhaps the Hidden Light was like the glow that shone from her eyes.” — Y. Burla, Yearnings, p. 85. Also: “But when he saw him... and the Hidden Light reserved for the righteous in the world to come shone from his face, he regretted having doubted him.” — H. Be’er, To the Place Where the Wind Blows, p. 172.)