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Letters of Light

The Meaning of the Hebrew Alphabet

As a carpenter employs tools to build a home, so G-d utilized the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew Alphabet, the alef-beis, to form heaven and earth. In Letters of Light, the essence of these holy letters is explored, illustrating how the letters continue to be a source of creation, reflection, prayer and inspiration in our everyday lives.

The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The twentieth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From the Rebbe's Reshimos, No. 169
[The letter] vav [has the numerical value of six]. It refers to Z’eir Anpin [lit. “small faces”—the six lower Divine attributes in the exalted spiritual world of Atzilus, the main attribute being Tiferes, in the middle between the extremes of right and left], which is [therefore] called emes [the path of truth].

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