16 Grottoes

Bless us, our Father, all as one, with the light of Your face, for by the light of Your face You have given us, G-d our Lord, the Torah of life and love of kindness, righteousness, blessing, compassion, life and peace.

From the daily Amidah prayer

“The physical world in which we live is only a part of an inconceivably vast system of worlds, most of which are spiritual in their essence and exist in different dimensions. The various worlds interpenetrate and interact, each reflecting or projecting itself on the one below or above it. It is the sum of this exchange of influences that comprises the specific world of reality we experience in our everyday life.” Extracted and edited from the introduction of The Thirteen-Petalled Rose by Adin Steinsaltz