The year Israel became a nation, 1948 CE, has much significance as detailed in The Divine Calender but when we add the numerical value for Israel, 541 to 1948, we get 1948 + 541 = 2489, which is 2480 + 9. The Names of the Five Books of Moses (Bereshit, Shmot, Vayikra, B’midbar, and Devarim) add up to 2480, which in itself is 10 x 248, the numerical value of Abraham, which is interesting because Abraham was born in 1948 HC and 541 years later, was 2489 HC, the year after Moses died in 2488.
As spelled out in The Genesis Prayer, 9 is a very significant number, not just because it represents Chochma, the 9th Sefira, etc, but because when we divide the number 9 by small gematria version of the 42 letter name, we get 9/.123049027395… = 73.1415777 or extremely accurately, 70 + Pi and since 73 is the value for Chochma, and there are 70 nations in the world according to the Zohar, etc and Pi is integrally connected with the Torah’s first verse it’s very fitting.
Now while 5777-5778 is the year prophesied for the arrival of Mashiach, the final letters of each of the 7 lines of the 42-Letter Name add up to 2480.
