The word for holy in Hebrew is kedusha. A more accurate translation of kedusha is "life intensity." To be holy is to be intensely dynamic, ever-changing, and ever-realizing. The Biblical command "You Shall Be Holy" is an invitation to celebrate what philosopher Mark Taylor calls "the amaze of grace that is the world." Live as richly and passionately as possible; that's as close to meaning as you will get it.

Irwin Kula, Yearnings