Daniela Abravanel - 18 Feb

Daniela Abravanel

Translation: Kay Wallace
Cover: Amritagraphic

First digital edition September 2015, ISBN 978-88-97951-42-1
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The were uttered, God permutated the individual letters of the Hebrew alphabet. These letters are the bricks of creation that translate Divine will into reality. However, the creation process did not only occur in the past. God is continually creating and thereby intimately involved with the world every moment.

We can clarify this concept by noting that the Hebrew word davar means both word and thing. The same term for thing is used for the word that created the thing, implying that the thing is, in essence, the word that was used by God to create.

. This book is not intended to be a linguistic and etymological analysis of the alphabet, but an attempt to convey the strong connection between the letters and the concepts and values inherent in the Jewish tradition. Based on the a priori position that a language reflects the culture and concerns of the people who speak it, the letters of the Hebrew alphabet are a key to the ethics, values, spiritual obligations, and metaphysical aspirations of the Jewish people.

The power of the letters resonates deeply with the human soul. Biblical Hebrew is precisely structured, reflecting its Divine origin, which determines each letters meaning, shape, numerical value, and position in the alphabet. A corollary to this principle is the halachic , a righteous man.

The strong relationship between letters and human beings is the heart of the Kabbalistic practice of reading the mezuzah (the Torah parchment affixed at the doors of every Jewish home) in order to determine the reasons for problems that the family is experiencing. According to the events occurring in the home, some letters of the mezuzah may be erased or damaged by ink deterioration. In addition, a missing letter, due to a scribes error, can have a dramatic impact on the life of the family. For this reason, scribes must approach their task with utmost honesty and integrity. Often the scribe will immerse himself in a mikveh (ritual purification pool) in order to purify his thoughts before writing the ineffable name of God ( yudhei-vav-hei ).

The dialogue between the text and the reader is also the basis of the Oral Tradition. In the Oral Tradition, a personal interpretation of the written text is developed according to many factors. The choice of the vowel that accompanies the consonants gives different meanings to the word. In addition, the study of the symbolism, form, numerical value, and teachings linked to each letter has been fundamental for all the masters of the Torahs Oral Tradition.

The From this verse it is clear that even the masters of the Talmud were fully aware that the energy of Hebrew letters is an aspect of the living, dynamic, Divine light that penetrates every moment of our lives. Although the laws regarding the scribes were written thousands of years before the advent of quantum physics (which postulates that matter absorbs energy), they reflect the energetic interplay between the letters, the reader, and the writer. Understanding the mysterious link between Divine wisdom and the knowledge of the letters is not exclusive to the Kabbalists. By studying the meaning of the Hebrew letters, each one of us can learn more about the various aspects of Divine light.

The system of analysis and reflection used in this book is mostly based on teachings from the Oral Tradition (i.e., the Talmud

Sefer Yetzirah

The most ancient Kabbalistic text, the Book of Formation, attributed to the patriarch Abraham, describes the deep interconnection between the Hebrew letters, the planets, body organs and emotions. In a generation that has awakened to the need of finding the link between matter and spirit, body and soul, the message of the Book of Formation offers the possibility of a deeper reflexion on the subject.