Hidden and Revealed Miracles

ענין הלל והודאה הם שם א"ד ושם אהי"ה.

The matter of Hallel and thanksgiving corresponds to the Divine Name Adonai and the Name Ehyeh.

The Sefat Emet teaches that Hallel and Hodaa express two aspects of God’s revelation, reflected in these two names.

כי כל נפלאותיו של הקב"ה הם סתים וגליא.

For all the wonders of the Holy One, blessed be He, are hidden and revealed.

Every divine act contains both a visible layer and a concealed, inner dimension.

וכשנעשה נסים לאבותינו יש הלל על הישועה שבנ"י מרגישין ורואין.

And when miracles were performed for our ancestors, there is Hallel for the salvation that Israel feels and sees.

Hallel corresponds to the part of the miracle that is experienced openly.

אבל עומק נפלאותיו אין לשער ולספר.

But the depth of His wonders cannot be measured or told.

The hidden dimension of the miracle is beyond human comprehension.

כמ"ש ולך עשית שם גדול וקדוש בעולמך.

As it is written: “And You made for Yourself a great and holy Name in Your world.”

This refers to the unseen rectification effected above through miracles.

וזה עיקר הישועה התיקון שנעשה למעלה.

And this is the essence of the salvation: the rectification that occurs above.

The deeper miracle is the spiritual repair enacted in the upper realms.

וזה בחי' הודאה מה שאין רואין בעין.

And this is the aspect of thanksgiving—what cannot be seen with the eye.

Hodaa relates to the hidden miracle.

רק שמבינים מן הנגלה הנסתר.

But one understands the hidden from what is revealed.

The visible miracle hints to the unseen depths behind it.

וע"ז יש להודות.

And for this one must give thanks.

Thanksgiving expresses recognition of what lies beyond perception.

וזה הישועה הנסתרת הוא קיים לדורות שהוא למעלה מן הזמן.

And this hidden salvation endures for generations, for it is beyond time.

The concealed aspect of the miracle is eternal.

וזה שם אהי"ה.

And this is the Name Ehyeh.

This Divine Name represents transcendence of time.

וכמו כן בהללוי' שאמרו חז"ל שהוא גדול שבכולן שכולל שם ושבח כאחד.

And likewise with “Halleluyah,” which the Sages said is the greatest of all, for it includes both Name and praise together.

Halleluyah unifies revelation and concealment in a single expression.

הוא ג"כ ב' שמות הנ"ל שם אדנ"י ואהי"ה גי' הללוי"ה.

It too contains these two Names—Adonai and Ehyeh—which equal Halleluyah in gematria.

“Halleluyah” numerically encodes the dynamic of hidden and revealed.

ובאותו הדור היו חכמים גדולים כמ"ש בני בינה כו' קבעו.

And in that generation there were great sages, as it is said, “men of understanding… established [the days].”

The sages of the Hasmonean era perceived the depth of the Chanuka miracle.

והבינו שזה הנס יש בו דברים נסתרים.

And they understood that this miracle contained hidden matters.

They recognized the spiritual dimension underlying the physical events.

ולכן זכו להמשיך רשימה מזה הנס על כל השנים.

Therefore they merited to draw a lasting imprint of this miracle for all years.

The hidden aspect of the miracle radiates throughout time.

שזה מבחי' שם אהי"ה כנ"ל.

For this is from the aspect of the Name Ehyeh, as explained above.

Its eternal impact stems from the timeless Divine Name.

The Sefat Emet teaches that Chanuka contains both revealed salvation (Hallel) and hidden salvation (Hodaa), corresponding to the Names Adonai and Ehyeh. The sages perceived the depth of the miracle, enabling its enduring spiritual influence.