Inward with Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld The Sound of Silence: Revealing Ourselves Through Concealment and a Lovesickness Beyond Words
Oct 11, 2026
A meditation on Cheshvan as a month of sacred quiet, where silence becomes a language of the soul rather than an absence of speech. The discussion explores concealment as revelation, the balance between humility and expression, tzimtzum, spiritual uncertainty, and the lovesickness that grows in hiddenness. It concludes with stillness as preparation for insight, Hanukkah’s light, and redemption.
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Silence Can Become A Voice
- Silence can function as a distinct language rather than mere muteness.
- The paradox of kol demama daka describes a soft voice that emerges through stillness and conveys what words cannot.
Wisdom Needs Silence And Speech
- Wisdom requires both silence and speech, not permanent withdrawal.
- Silence prepares divine understanding, while the awakened mouth opens wisdom into the world.
Rabbi Shimon’s Dilemma Of Revelation
- Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai feared both revealing Torah and withholding it.
- His dilemma captures every teacher’s tension between humility and the responsibility to share received light.
