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Excerpts for the new book, “code of the heart” Parshat Tetzaveh-Shabbos Zachor/ vum,(20 By Rabbi Avraham David, numerical interpretation of Torah with aid of Grandson of the Strettyner Rebbe, Rabbi Solomon Langner. Questions/Comments 908- 907-0953. © 2007. Study www.codeoftheheart.com th Parsha of 54 Parshiyos of Torah)Gematria.Gematria & Sharpen Your Mind. Online atThe Hidden Becomes Revealed, Darkness Becomes Light At the beginning of the of the oil in the between the Esther. Her meaning “oil for the light.” Children of Israel, so too, Esther “lit” the spirit of the Jews, as it is eternally recorded in the Parsha, Hashem gives detailed instructions regarding the lightingMenorah. As this weekend is also Purim (3/3/07), let’s find connectionsParsha and the holiday. The main character in the Purim story is QueenGematria is 661. Another phrase with the same Gematria is rtnk ina,1 Indeed, just as the Menorah was a source of light to theMegilah and as we recite every Motzai Shabbos (Saturday Night) at Havdalahservices: and honor.” be about a King who loved to party. With the aid of implications of this party. rehu iaau vjnau vrut v,hv ohsuvhk, “The Jews had light and gladness and joy2 But what is so important about the Purim story? On the surface, it appears toGematria, we see the importantMegilas Esther vbhsn vtnu ohragu gca auf sgu usvn is the Ahasuerus who reigned from Hodu to Cush, over a hundred and twenty seven provinces.” begins with the following words, lknv auruajt tuv auruajt hnhc hvhu, “And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerushe3 The Gematria of this verse is 3462.Another phrase with the same Gematriacan be found in ohnau .rt ohekt 'v created on the day that Hashem G-d made earth and heaven.” discusses not only the king’s public party, but is really about the salvation of the Jewish People from the wicked Haman, who was the king’s chief advisor. Based on the same Genesis where it says, ,uag ouhc otrcvc .rtvu ohnav ,usku, vkt, “These are the products of the heaven and the earth when they were4 The story of PurimGematria with the trillions of stars and galaxies were created in support of the Purim story. As noted in the had to offer. There were hangings of fine cotton, turquoise wool, fine linen and purple wool; couches of gold and silver, silver rods, marble pillars, and royal wine. Likewise in our turquoise, gold, purple, twisted linen and beautiful stones. On a surface level, the party of Ahasuerus was heaven on earth (every luxury that a king could offer). In reality, the Jewish people were being tested by Hashem to see if they would participate in the festivities or if would they resist. In fact, this type of scenario occurs in every generation. Will we be lured by the temptations of the day or will we be steadfast and loyal to Hashem? Throughout the Purim story, Hashem’s name is not even mentioned. But seemingly unrelated events eventually came together. One party led to another party, one decree led to another decree and by the time it was over, we see how Hashem, whose Presence was concealed , truly saved us through a Jewish Queen named Esther, which also means hidden. We are sometimes blind to the truth. We just have to open our eyes and everything is in front of us laid out like at the banquet of Ahasuerus. of both phrases we see a link in that Heaven and earthMegilah, the king’s celebration had every luxury that the Persian empireParsha, we read about the clothing of the High Priest fashioned from materials of1 Exodus 25:62 Esther 8:163 Esther 1:14 Genesis 2:4It is interesting to note that our sages have compared Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, to the holiday of Purim. The names for each of these holidays are similar, one is ohrpfv In the will be for Hashem and which for Azazel ( Haman used a people. Both holidays center around our confession of sin. We even see an allusion to this concept from the heroine of the Purim story. The Another phrase with the same (HaKipurim) and the other ohrup (Purim). Both holidays center around a lottery.Torah, we learn how the Kohen Gadol uses a goral (lottery) to choose which goatVayikra 16:8). Regarding the holiday of Purim,pur , a goral , lot, to choose the month when he would destroy the JewishGematria of r,xt, Esther is 661.Gematria can be found in Psalms, where it says,h,tyjn dtst shdt hbug hf , “Because I admit my iniquity, I worry because of my sin.”5Esther did not shun her responsibility to her people nor did she remain silent. Rather, she took charge of the situation and commanded that the Jews fast and pray for three days and nights. Because she admitted the sins of the people and led them to repent, Hashem forgave her and her people. Indeed, that is exactly what Yom Kippur is about. We admit our sin, repent and pray that G-d forgives us. Perhaps that is why Yom Kippur is mentioned in this particular Purim. As it is noted at the end of this horns once a year, from the blood of the sin-offering of the atonements year, shall he bring atonement upon it for your generations; it is holy of holies to Hashem.” In the Hebrew vernacular, it says, bring atonement upon it.” term with the same Parsha, since it was a future allusion to the holiday ofParsha, “Aaron shall bring atonement upon its(ohrpfv), once auhkg rpfh vbac ,jt, “once a year, shall he6 If we take the Gematria of this phrase, it is 1192. AnotherGematria can be found in Psalms, where it says,utxf ypank ibuf cah okugk 'vu throne for judgment.” the word really prepared by our Master in Heaven. He instructs us about the oil for the light of the , “For Hashem is enthroned forever, He prepares His7 It is interesting to note that the encoded term spells (rearranged)vru,, meaning the Law. We must realize that all seemingly random events areMenorah atonement when we admit our sins and repent (Esther=admitting sin and repenting). The forces that may have power today and are useless tomorrow. Instead we must remain loyal to Hashem, who is eternal and enthroned forever. From the beginning of (Esther=Oil for the light) to guide us in our dark days of exile, and He grants usTorah is encoded in the words of repentance to teach us that we cannot rely on alienTetzavehto the very end, we indeed find allusions to the story of Purim. Let us hope and pray that our dark days become light and our days of suffering become joy, like in the days of Queen Esther. A refuah shlaimah to my father , Yaakov Zev Ben Malka Blima, who is recovering from stroke at Vanderbilt Nursing Home, SI, NY Shabbat Shalom ouka ,ca5 Psalms 38:196 Exodus 30:107 Psalms 9:8 |
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