- Yakov’s dream – the first time man sees himself from the outside – introduces us to the meaning of consciousness. In his dream, the Beit HaMikdash is created, not merely visualized, thus demonstrating the enormous impact of the subliminal onto the physical world. Sleep becomes fundamental in our understanding of the Beit HaMikdash as a “lover’s bed” – a place of the greatest intimacy and sharing. During his years with Lavan, Ya’akov is in exile, but the vision of a Beit HaMikdash throughout this period provides a source of light within the darkness of process, even though this may be realized only in retrospect. In this way, the Beit HaMikdash becomes the nerot of Chanukah – a beacon of Ge’ulah for Yisrael throughout its long history of Galut. (BW)

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