Parshas Kedoshim/ohause ,arp
(30th Parsha of the Torah )
By Rabbi Earl Avraham David , grandson of  the late Strettyner Rebbe, Rabbi Solomon Langner. Numerical Interpretation of  Torah with aid of Gematria. Bible Code. Questions/Comments  212-372-7553. online at www.codeoftheheart.com 
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Love Your Neighbor  

According to the Book, Taryag Mitzvohs, there are 51 commandments in this Parsha.
These commandments sound familiar to us as they are primarily based on the Ten  Commandments. For instance, the Torah mentions fearing mother and father which is based on the fifth commandment. The Torah then mentions guarding the Sabbath. This is based on the Fourth Commandment. However, it can be observed that the Torah switched the order. Moreover, there are some minor deviations. In the Ten commandments, it states that we must honor our father and mother. Here, it says, we must fear our mother and father. In the Ten commandments in Exodus, it states that we shall remember the Sabbath. Here, it says that we should observe it. It actually makes sense. How  you can observe something that you don’t know about ? If you recall or remember something, then we can go ahead and observe or guard it. Hence we see that holiness is fearing parents and observing the Sabbath. Another commandment states that we should not put a stumbling block in front of a blind person. According to the Torah Temimah, it refers to giving bad advice.  With the aid of the codes, we see additional meaning. The Torah says, kafn i,, tk rug hbpku , before a blind  person do not put a stumbling block. If we rearrange the first letters, it spells kgn,u, meaning trespass (Numbers 5:27). This word is located where the Torah talks about the procedure against the unfaithful woman who committed a trespass against her husband. One who puts a stumbling block should know that He/She is only fooling G-d and the act will not go unpunished. From the aid of the codes, we see that Pharaoh was doomed from the very beginning because he tried to make a stumbling block against the Children of Israel. The Torah says, ohrmn kg asj lkn oehu, A new king arose over Egypt. If we take the acronym of the encircled letters, it spells the term, kafn, michsol, stumbling block. He tried to take advantage of the Children of Israel, but in the end, the Children of Israel took advantage of the ancient Egyptians.

Also in this Parsha, we learn about one of the most important, relevant and challenging  commandment in the Torah, which is  lfunf lgrk ,cvtu,  “You should love your neighbor like yourself.” Most human beings are jealous creatures. We are always thinking about ourselves or simply “me.” However, the Torah that was written 3,000 years ago is really 3000 years ahead of our time. It teaches us not be concerned with petty strife but to give each human being the most respect they deserve, as we are all of the image of G-d. This has practical applications to today’s times. Since September 11, 2001, there has been much focus on the fear of terrorism and hatreds of other peoples. As I live in the USA, there have been many laws passed against immigrants. To an immigrant, it feels like being a Jewish person in Germany in  1933.  Why are we blaming millions of hard working people on a few sinister evil people?  However, we must realize that all human beings share one little planet that barely exists in the vast universe of space. In reality, all we have to do is look down from earth from a mere two to three thousand feet in space and we do not even see any human beings. Even at a thousand feet, we look like mere ants. The Torah calls out to us that we must love our fellow human beings that we share our planet earth with. As it says in the Disney World Theme Park, “it’s a small world after all.”  Moreover, with the aid of the codes, we see additional meanings. If we take apart the word lgrk, it becomes lk gr  , or bad to you. It’s easy to love someone who gives you money or pays attention to you. The challenge is to love someone who did something bad to you like the pasuk says, do not take revenge or bear a grudge. Most of us take revenge and bear grudges. If we want to be holy and emulate G-d, we must fight our instincts. It is interesting to note that the term, ,cvtu, sounds familiar as we read it twice daily in the Shema Yisroel prayers. The Torah says v - h ,t ,cvtu, and you should love G-d. If we take the acronym of the encircled letters, it spells the term,
hut , oy. Sounds like oy vey. In my interpretation, it means that we must love G-d even times are difficult. It is easy to love G-d during good times. The real challenge is when things are bleak whether it be failing health, rough financial times or even depression. As we read through the Bible we see that even the people that were close to G-d lived through difficult times, like Abraham, Moses and David. However, they always passed the tests that life presented them. It is interesting to note that most of our prayers are composed of ohkv, Psalms, which was comprised by King David. But what inspired  David  to be so close to G-d ? With the aid of the codes, we find an allusion. The letters of G-d are comprised of the  h yod, v hey, u  vov, v hey. According to the Kabbalists, the
letter v  is comprised of  the letter h , yod and the letter s,  daled.  WWith this knowledge of the letters of the name of G-d,  v-u-v-h we see that sus is literally in the center of G-d’s name. We also see an extra h yod in the center of G-d’s name. However, sus is also spelled like this shus. If we rearrange the letters of the Tetragammatron, it could be read as hsus hh,  Hashem Dodi, G-d is my beloved. The term dodi can be extensively found in Shir Hashirim, which was composed by King Solomon.  Hence, we see that the name of G-d has much meaning and inspiration. May we all be inspired to love G-d with the love of King David.                    

 
A refuah shlaima to my father , Yaacov Zev Ben Malka Blima who is recovering from stroke.  

Shabbat Shalom 