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As a carpenter employs tools to build a home, so G-d utilized the 22 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet, the alef-beis, to form heaven and earth. These letters are the metaphorical wood, stone and nails, corner posts and crossbeams of our earthly and spiritual existence. In Letters of Light, Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin explores the essence of these holy letters, illustrating how they continue to be a source of creation, reflection, prayer, and inspiration in our everyday lives. Each letter is examined in terms of its design, gematria (numerical value), and Hebrew meaning. Rabbi Raskin's insights are guided by the rich foundations of Chasidic philosophy, particularly by the illuminations of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe. The result is a unique and insightful exposition of how the 22 letters of the alef-beis can provide wisdom and guidance for every aspect of our lives.
Audible Audio Edition
Listening Length: 5 hours and 7 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Zacks Audiobooks Production
Audible.com Release Date: August 6, 2014
Language: English
ASIN: B00MH2ON8Y
Best Sellers Rank: #54 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism #221 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Theology #239 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Kabbalah & Mysticism
Are letters of an alphabet only random pen strokes? Rabbi Raskin opens his discussion of the Aleph (the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet) with this question.English speaking children never learn why an English capital letter "A" looks like a teepee or the lower case "a" "looks like a soap bubble stuck to a wall."By contrast, Hebrew, he writes, is Divinely designed, and each letter in the Aleph Beit (alphabet) is constructed so as "to teach us something."The Aleph, the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet, is constructed of three other Hebrew letters, a Yud, a Vav and an additional Yud. The first Yud at the top of the Aleph represents the Almighty --- stationed above us and also beyond our comprehension.The second Yud on the lower part of the Aleph represents the Jewish people --- and its placement there teaches us that it is possible to understand the All Powerful only through humility, within the context of His creations.The third portion of the Aleph, the Vav, is intended to represent Jewish faith, which unites each Jewish person with the Highest One.These are remarkable ideas, but they merely provide the opener for Rabbi Raskin's lesson on the first letter in the Aleph Beit.Each letter also contains meaning through its numerical value, or gematria, he explains. For the Aleph, the numerical value is one, signifying His Oneness.Additionally, there is the gematria of each component letter of the Aleph, the total of which spells His Four Letter Hebrew Name, which Judaism teaches us never to speak, and never to write out in full, to avoid defiling the Divine.
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