5 February 2012 - 12 Shevat 5772 - י"ב שבט ה' אלפים תשע"ב
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Man of Light – its deeper meaning E-mail
The verse "The mitzvah is a lamp (or: flame) and the Torah, light (Proverbs 6:23) distinguishes between Torah and Mitzvah.

This light was too strong for man, and the Sages tell us (Babylonian Talmud, Hagigah 12a) that God hid the light and concealed it for the righteous in the end of days.

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