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- The Name "El" refers to Hashem in His capacity as the One Who has active control over the world. Essentially, the phrase mi El kamocha is expressing, "Who can possibly compare to You in the way You control and constantly sustain the entire world?" This sentiment is echoed in the tefillah of "Ein keilokeinu... mi keilokeinu" ("There is none like our God... Who is like our God?"). The phrase mi El kamocha is not a question, but a rhetorical statement of wonder: "You are so amazing that we could not possibly envision anything being comparable."
— from Takeoff Into Chaos · Tomer Devorah: Rabbi Moshe Cordevereo's Classic Guide to Emulating Hashem's Thirteen Attri
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Our tradition holds the clue I most want you to keep. The Name El speaks of God in His capacity as the One who keeps active control over the whole churning sky — the One who, seeing six hundred thousand faces in a crowd, can bless each as utterly distinct, because He discerns the separate heart inside every one. And here is the part that reframes everything: when the world was first made and then God rested, what came into being in that rest was not more frantic activity — it was tranquillity, repose, peace and quiet. — Takeoff Into Chaos
There is a Controller — the One who runs the whole sky, who sees every plane and every heading and every destination at once, and guides the entire pattern even when, from your single seat, it is completely hidden from you. Our tradition has a name for His active hand in the world: the Name El speaks of God precisely in His capacity as the One who keeps live control over everything that happens. He assigns dexterity to each of your limbs so it can do its remarkable work; the food you eat, the air you breathe, all of it is held. — The Air Traffic Controller (God)