Havayah Hu HaElokim

Hashem has 2 names or descriptions. One is Havayah- the Giver, Creator, Infinite, Shining One. The second is Elokim- the Concealor, Confiner, Holder, and Hider.

And they're One. How?

Have you ever played hide and seek? Have you ever hidden so well noone found you? Have you hidden so well you couldn't find yourself? So tell me can G-d really hide from Himself?

The truth is I don't think that's a correct example. Because we're not talking about G-d hiding himself. We're talking about G-d's Restriciting Power concealing His Revealing Power. So a better example is, if you cover your head with your hand, you haven't covered your head. Because one part of you can't conceal another part of you.

Like a teacher giving a class. He's talking a very deep subject. Maybe like Einstein teaching you the theory of relativity. He gives an example. You're standing on a train. The train is traveling east to west. You're walking from west to east. Which way are you going? Now, you see - in yor mind - trains and traveling. In Einstein's mind he sees the theory. And he sees it in the train. The train dosen't hide anything from Einstein. He's the one who's giving the example.

I don't know relativity. So I don't know if the train is even an analogy for relativity. In a real analogy, there is everything of the idea, just in a different form. And that's why the lecturer see's the idea in the analogy. And after a while the student too can understand as well as the teacher. He can see the idea in it's essence, not just the example.

In reality the analogy is to bring the point down. To reveal it. If Einstein talks his language, who would understand? It wouldn't be revealation at all.

In order for there to be me and you, G-d had to conceal His Light. But the purpose was that we should relate to it. And after a while get the essence as well.

How?