How Does Evil Get Its Power?: Letters and Numbers of Torah - Ki-Tisa
In this portion, we read G-d's Thirteen Attributes of Mercy: "G-d, G-d, compassionate G-d and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth, preserver of kindness for two thousand generations. " In the word "notzar" (preserver of kindness) the letter nun is unusually large. Later in the portion, G-d prohibits the Jews from serving "another god." The letter reish in the word "acher" (other) is also unusually large. What is the meaning of these large letters?
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ken taylor
canada
January 5, 2016
So Haman wanted to not just destroy the Jewish people through physical death, he also wanted to destroy them in the spiritual sense as well. So that is why he needed a fiftieth level for the fiftieth level is the level of spiritual enlightenment. Is that right? Reply
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OTD child. In fact, I think I am one step ahead of her now. Thank you.