In an attempt to illustrate a deep truth regarding the Jew’s journey toward closeness with Hashem, the Baal Shem Tov taught the following, well-known, parable. When a father is teaching his little toddler to walk, he must crouch a few feet away, creating a distance for his son to cross. If the father does not set any goal as well as create necessary distance which serves as the premise for the goal, the child will never learn to walk. It…