The Infinite One brought us from the lowest level to perfect purity–the ultimate act of The Compassionate One.
On that day the Red Sea parted.
On that day the Red Sea parted.
But to create the divine pairing, Mercy needs Justice. Generosity bounded by Discernment.
Tzimtzum is the greatest contraction of power.
It is beyond understanding, yet it allowed for Creation as well as the darkness of the void of human experience.
So as the Counting of the Omer brings us from the brink of transcendence to doubt and fear, as we are both human and divine, is there any way to bring a lost soul back from the void?
Rebbe Nachman says Moses could show lost souls a way out,
he could sing the song of silence that could be heard by lost souls.
But Moses could only enter the song of silence because he was tongue-tied.
This is the harsh Din of Gevurah, but also the gift and the strength that holds the balance. Compassion comes through wordless thought without speaking.
