What Is Alef? - A Point Above, a Point Below

What is an alef?
A point above, a point below, and a line between.

Whatever we may understand of Him
is but an infinitesimal point above.

The only way we can join with Him
is as an infinitesmal point below.

And what empowers us to become this zero-point below
that resonates with the infinite-point above?

Our awe of Him,
a line that connects below to above.

Hayom Yom, 8 Adar I; 10 Shevat 5716.

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Caleb Cheong Woodlands February 17, 2019

Could it be the mediator(yakech) mentioned by Iyov(Job) in 9:33? He longed for someone to arbitrate between God and him. Can we also be peace maker by reconciling two conflicting parties?

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greg mathew glavinovich sacramento June 5, 2017

Alef = pronounce Alef Lamed Fay = Alef = אלפ
and flip it i.e. do a permutation
i.e. read it backwards.....Pay Lamed Alef = Pelah = Miracle
פלא
פלאה Reply

Gil Toro Florida December 23, 2021

in response to greg mathew glavinovich:

Amen. Blessed are you. Reply

Gregory Glavinovich Sacramento February 13, 2015

Re Josette

HaShem or G'd tetragramman name balanced Male and female elements

Connect to G-d?

Best do good deeds. This keyboard is horrible Very frustrating
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James More Seaside City February 12, 2015

Tic tac toe Tic tac toe three in a row. Alef is a segment of a known distance but you must figure out what that distance is, if you are close or farther away. Reply

Anonymous February 12, 2015

This is great! Thanks for posting this! Reply

Brenda Toronto, Canada February 12, 2015

Life Line Connecting us to Aleph 'Aleph' is all Love - it is G_d.
We have a spark of that Love.
Aspiring to be all Love is our life-line to connect with Him - we will be pulled out of our self to His place to unite with all the other sparks in awe of His Godliness. Reply

Tzvi Freeman May 29, 2014

Re: book (Gregory Glavinovich) These short thoughts are all from the collection titled, "Bringing Heaven Down To Earth—365 meditations from the wisdom of the Rebbe." You'll find that at Amazon or any good Jewish bookstore. Reply

Roger Friedensen Raleigh, North Carolina June 3, 2017

in response to Tzvi Freeman:

An absolutely blessed book, indeed! Toda rabah for reminding me to read it again, Rabbi Freeman! Reply

Gregory Glavinovich Sacramento May 27, 2014

bookj is there a book that has all of rabbi Schneerson's writings and sayings ? Reply

Josette Kool May 26, 2014

What is Alef? Dear Rabbi Freeman,

I "get" the aleph expression: as above so below.

Could you please explain the "line"? I really do want to connect to G-d but don't know what to do. Do I pray? Do I meditate? Do I go to church or synagogue?

How do I express an "Awe of HIM" when I am a woman? Is there an "Awe of IT" who is the Creator of all that is?

I thought that G-d was neither male or female.

I REALLY want to experience the Oneness that you are describing, but need a step-by-step process for doing so. What do I do?

Thank you,
Josette Kool Reply

Brenda Toronto, Canada May 26, 2014

A Glimpse of Love Embeded within all our egoistic feelings is one tiny desire with the abiity to Love - one tiny spark that resonates with Godliness. This point is the beginning of your soul. Reply

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