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9/11 in the Torah?

Letters and Numbers of Torah - Nitzavim

Aaron L. Raskin

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Posted: Jan 19, 2012

11 dots+Deut 29:27

¡ Fantastic subject ,and oh so beautiful
Hebrew writing!

Posted By Anonymous, Kansas city, Ks,Usa

Posted: Jan 2, 2012

911 in the Bible Ecclesiastes 9:11

Solomon gives a wisdom about time and chance bringing a cruel net and snare when men are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them. Ecclesiastes 9:11 to verse 12 tells of a vision of evil times when men are trapped in that which is falling unexpectedly. This does describe the 911 attack, and it is assigned as chapter 9, beginning with verse 11

Posted By Carmine R. Fragione, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Posted: Sep 22, 2011

911

it was absolutely fascinating that the Rabbi had this coincidence in the Torah that indicated the destruction of the twin towers. Kabbalah did state that a portal to holiness would be opened on that year. In any event it does indicate that we should be learning and teaching the Torah and most of all practicing and obeying the laws that G-d wants us to do. I totally believe that this was the spiritual meaning behind that horrific day. And it is a message for the world. Thank you for the insight Rabbi.

Posted By Catherine, NY, NY

Posted: Sep 21, 2011

The dots over the letters

Rabbi, I carefully counted the dots over the letters and found only 10, not 11 (in the handout for this class). There is no dot over the ayin in "ad-olam".

Posted By Joan Jurancich, Sacramento, CA, USA

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	9/11 in the Torah? Letters and Numbers of Torah - Nitzavim
The sages teach that the enlarged letter Lamed in Deut 29:27 "and He cast them into another land" hints to the purpose of exile. How is this connected to the fact that in the following verse, there are precisely 11 dots placed above 11 consecutive letters?
Topics: Parshah (1364), September 11 (37), Lamed (3), Nitzavim (15), Gematria (4), Letters (2), Galut (123), Nitzavim-Vayelech (13)