When read in English, the true definition of the word אור (Ohr) is lost in translation. The oft cited words the Infinite Creator used to speak the world into existence, “Let there be light” is a translation of the verse, “ויאמר אלקים יהי אור ויהי אור”. Looking at the translation, one can ask the simple question, “How can light exist without a source of light?”. The less simple question, and the one that reveals the answer to the first, is “how can a source of light exist without the concept of light?” That is the secret. (רז)
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