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Ayin: the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, with a numerical value of 70

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Kabbalistically speaking, the world is wired. Just like your brain has your entire body wired, checking up on activity in every limb, so the universe has nodes of cosmic awareness planted everywhere. They're known as Ayins.
Meaning 1. Eyes  2. salvation Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah was asked to become the Nasi (head) of a prestigious Torah Academy. After discussing the opportunity with his wife, she said, “But you have no white hair (i.e., you’re only eighteen years ...
Question: Why are the final letters of the first and last words of the Shema larger than all the others in the Torah scroll? Answer: One of the many explanations is that we enlarge those letters to ensure that they are read properly. If the word shema, ...


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