The processes of creation, Jewish tradition teaches, hints at understanding its deeper purpose. The final act is the original intent. In creating this world, down to its physical sphere, G-d imprinted the goal of His presence permeating the mundane.
The inner meaning of life is not found on a distant, intangible plane for a detached, supernatural experience. If G-d desired an existence of unadulterated G-dliness, He could have stopped after He created angels—beings that exist entirely in a spiritual realm without the constraints of physical form. But the ultimate plan is a bond between the infinite, transcendent Divine and the finite, human experience of this world.
This connection is embodied in the physical world, in the everyday actions of people, and in the very fabric of material existence, and will be fully realized with the final Redemption.
