“The candle of Hashem is the soul of the Jew…” – “…נֵ֣ר ה’ נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם” (Mishlei 20:27)
The collective Jewish people are likened to a big jar of oil with G-d being the flame that lights them up.
Some precious drops of oil have been taken from the jar.
We pray to G-d that He brings them home.
~ R’ Yirmi Ginsberg
