“I am G-d, your healer”
(אֲנִי י־הוה רֹפְאֶךָ )
Healing with Light
It is surely Divine Providence that the two most outstanding events in the relatively short history of modern Israel both occurred in the month of Iyar. To fully appreciate the significance of this, we must turn to the Torah, G-d’s plan of creation.
We must first consider the name of the month, for G-d creates everything, whether tangible entities and temporal or spiritual phenomena, through the spiritual energy contained in its Hebrew name. The month’s colloquial name, Iyar (אִיָיר ) is cognate to the word “light” (אוֹר ). But, this is its Aramaic name. In the Bible, there is one explicit reference to this month and there it is called Ziv (זִו ), meaning “brilliance” or “radiance.”
In Kabbalah, the word Iyar is explained as an acronym for the Biblical words, “I am G-d, your healer” (אֲנִי י־הוה רֹפְאֶךָ ). Thus, the month of Iyar is the month of Divine healing power, healing with light. The Ba’al Shem Tov applied the principle of healing with light in all situations. His advice: Do not attack darkness directly, head on, but rather disarm it with light because a little light dispels a great deal of darkness.
Part II soon
From "Second Passover and the State of Israel," by HaRav Yitzchak Ginsburgh
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