9Ø9إ9ج9ح9ؤ9ѳ9إ9®9ة9إ9®For more than a generation, Rabbi Michael L. Munk, as a sidelight to his busy schedule of educational and communal work, has fascinated audiences with his learned and provocative lectures on the Hebrew alphabet. In the process of opening eyes and raising eyebrows, he has convinced countless people that his contention is true: the Hebrew alphabet abounds in scholarly and mystical meaning. He has developed and proven a profound thesis. The alphabet -- if correctly understood -- is a primer for life. Ethical conduct, religious guidance, philosophical insights, all are nestled in the curls, crowns, and combinations of the Hebrew letters. This is one of those rare books that is both interesting and profound, learned and readable. The wisdom and compassion of the author is evident in those subtle ways that do not intrude on the reader, but give him the satisfaction of knowing that a rich, warm, productive lifetime of experience is flavoring the text. |
Contents
הסכמותLetters of Approbation | x |
Prologue | 33 |
Gods Oneness and Mastery | 43 |
Copyright | |
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Abraham Adam Akiva aleph Aleph-Beis alludes allusion Avos Bachya beginning Beis Beis HaMikdash Berachos Bereishis Bereishis Rabbah blessing called Chaim commandments complete concept created Creation Creator crown denotes Deuteronomy Divine earth Eliyahu Exodus explains expressed eyes falsehood forty gematria Genesis give God's halachah halachic HASHEM HaTorah heart heaven Hirsch Holy homiletically human humility ibid implies indicates interpretation Israel Jacob Jerusalem Jewish Kabbalistic Ksav Ksav Ashuris Ksav Ivri learning Leviticus Magen David Maharal Maharsha man's Mercy Midrash Mishnah mitzvah mitzvos Moses mouth Munk nation Numbers numerical value Oral Law Osios person physical prayer Psalms Rabbi Rambam Rashi repentance represents righteous Rosh Sabbath sacred letters Sages Sanhedrin says script Scripture Sefer Sefer Yetzirah Shabbos Shabbos 104a Shechinah Sinai soul spelled spiritual stands symbolizes Tablets Talmud teaches tefillin Temple teshuvah Torah scroll Torah study truth tzaddik universe verse Vilna Gaon word written Zohar אֶת כִּי