Shabbos: The Light Within
Understanding Shabbos through the lens of Parashas Lech Lecha
Inspiration comes in different forms. Sometimes it is a sudden flash of clarity that propels us forward and other times we need to find the light within ourselves. Noach reached for the light of Shabbos, the Ohr HaGanuz, yet it slipped from his grasp; still, he was the first to live in a world that could contain its radiance. Through the ten generations from Noach to Avraham, the world learned the art of containment, the capacity to let the Ohr Ein Sof dwell within the limits of the finite.
While Noach held Malchus alone, Avraham expanded it into a philosophy of clear emunah that taught the world how to receive kedushah without breaking. He did not merely endure the light, he welcomed it, and in that welcome the nature of humanity’s relationship to the Ohr Ein Sof shifted forever.
Even though Noach did not live Shabbos in its fullness, he captured its glow, the radiance of the Ohr HaGanuz, through which we reconnect to the source of Creation and join Hashem as partners in His work.
