Based on the sefer "Mossif Veholech" by Rav Yehoshuah Sarid. One candle, Hashem's unity, the second candle, polarization and opposites, according to the Maharal, danger. The confusion of "two" opposes "Oneness." What does the 3rd candle teach us? There is something deeper, combining and higher than the "two" we can observe on the surface. Opposing forces that can exist in this world are held together by the deeper "third." Often we don't understand the good that is hidden beneath a person's outer layers and covers. Yakov Avinue corresponds to the third candle and creates the compromise between Avraham's love and Yitzchak's awe. The need to grasp the underlying complexity.
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