The Kabbala of Questions

In Parashas Metzora, we learn about the power of speech as it applies to the Jew.  There are two dimensions of speech. An earthly, perhaps mundane, dimension and a loftier, more elevated, dimension. This higher level of speech is the same speech through which Hashem created the world. As Jews, we are expected to use our speech carefully and in a holy way - to speak with the higher dimension of Dibbur. When we fall and use our speech for unholy purposes we become afflicted with Tzaraas.

Perhaps the central theme of the Seder night is the questions. Every Haggadah you open is full of questions. We refer to the four sons and their questions, the fourth of whom is referred to as the one who does not know how to ask. This  implies that the act of questioning is a virtue and that it is not a sin to question. When we ask a question, we open up a space for answers and wider discussion.

It is interesting that while asking questions is encouraged throughout the year, it is more markedly encourage…