Hayom Yom 6 Elul - The Baal Shem Tov was very fond of light
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק סִפֵּר
The Tzemach Tzedek related
דעֶר בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב האָט זֵייעֶר האָלט געֶהאַט לִיכְטִיקַייט
that the Baal Shem Tov cherished light exceedingly.
וְאָמַר: אוֹר בְּגִימַטְרִיָּא רָז
Commenting on the word for “light” in the Holy Tongue, the Baal Shem Tov declared: “The word אוֹר (which means ‘light’) is numerically equivalent to רָז (raz, which means ‘secret’).
דעֶר וואָס וֵוייס דעֶם סוֹד וואָס אִין יעֶדעֶר זאַךְ, קאָן לִיכְטִיג מאַכעֶן
A person who knows the secret within any entity can diffuse light.”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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