Within every Jew there is a spark of love for God which is given over to him through the forefathers. It is a hidden love – to be sure. Though the Tzaddik may have a revealed love as he rules over his heart, and the Beinoni has an intellectual love which he can “tap into” to bring into a revealed love, for the remainder of Jews, it is not as easy to generate this revealed love. However, through the hidden love given to them through the forefathers, they are indeed able to connect with their love for God.
What is the nature of this love? It has a similar type of love as a flame has towards its desire to return to its very source above. So too, does the soul of every Jew flicker moving about trying to extend above – even against gravity – to return to its very Source above.
It is this love that awakens the Jew at the time of Kiddush Hashem – sanctifying God’s Name through giving themselves over to death at the required time. If only the Jew could “tap into” this love always, no Jew would ever do anything against the will of God.
This love is hidden within the Sefirah of Chochma in which God can be found – above all the motions and even the intellectual logic that goes on in a person’s mind. Within Chochma is simply a spark that makes a deep connection between the Jew and God. It is this that overrides any desires a Jew may have of going against God.
In spite of the flame losing its individuality and even its ability to bestow its light further, it is willing to give itself up to be reabsorbed into its source. So too, is a Jew willing to give his life – for no apparent logical reason – to be reunited with God. A desire which keeps the Jew from wanting to separate from God for even but one moment. This is the hidden love inside every Jew. Now – it is for us to consider how to always “tap into” it, in order that it should be a part of us every moment of the day.
