There is a concept that we teach here at the Kabbalah Centre about what is called the Or HaGanuz, which translates to “concealed Light.” The story behind this Light goes back to the beginning of time when there was an all-encompassing Light-energy that permeated the world for 36 hours until the sin of Adam in the Garden of Eden caused this energy to go into concealment.
Since that time, the Or HaGanuz is available for us during the darkest and most difficult trials of our lives, when we have a choice whether to say: “Eh, these teachings don’t work for me. This is a bunch of hogwash. Look at where I am now,” or to say instead: “I know I’m going through this because there is so much more that needs to be revealed through me or from me.” When we say the latter, when we trust that the Creator is with us in the midst our greatest challenges, then we make the connection to this unique Light.
Tonight as we light the sixth candle of Chanukah, let’s meditate that we will be able to connect with the Or HaGanuz in all of the trials and tests that lay ahead of us this year.