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[Gil Shir]

Share your insights and impressions from this lesson with fellow students.

[Kasandra]

It is hard to see the pronunciation in some of the words with Vav… this is so challenging and fun!

[Sherry Dunlop]

The seventh day is shabbat

[Anna Cheng]

What’s azilut? what does it mean? bina means knowledge? and there was the other word (sorry i can’t remember but i googled) means library? i couldn’t find azilut on google. hochma is wisdom yes?

[David Baltuch]

Oh, and the only letter that is not “anchored” into the ground is the final “mem” which goes “full circle” and reminds me of the idea of “final” letters and “final” years bringing us to “full circle”…

Any comment about this in Kabbalah?

Affectionate shalom,

David

[David Baltuch]

Dear All, hello again!

I have now a more philosophical/spiritual question about final letters. Their design very often is the manipulation of the horizontal line into a downward vertical line. It’s like “anchoring” the letter into the ground, into “reality” if you will. The “final letters” of a lifetime, that is, the last years of a person, is also about going back to the essence/fundamentals and getting ready to go back to earth. Are there any kabbalistic comments about this possible parallel?

Thank you so much for your precious time!

Kindly,

David

[David Baltuch]

Dear All,

I have a simple question. The numerical values of final letters are said to be by the hundreds (like final “pe” would be 800) but then it is also said that the final “pe” is also “80”. How come?

Thank you for your help.

Kind wishes,

David

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