by Jeffrey Meiliken | Nov 15, 2008 | Revelations
Genesis 1:3 VYomer Elohim Yhi Or v’yhi Or “G-d said, ‘There shall be light and there was light.'” The numerical value of this verse breaks down to 903, 232 v’ (6), “and” 232. This appears to allude to two lights, one above...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Nov 15, 2008 | Revelations
We recite this verse to begin havdalah at the end of every Shabbat: Genesis 6:8 V’Nach Mazeh Chen Bayeni Adonai As G-d was making his decree on the Earth, he stated the above verse “But Noach found favor in G-d’s eyes,” which saved humanity, so...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Nov 2, 2008 | Revelations
Genesis 1:2 Tohu v’Bohu: “The world was empty and without form.” We know from Chazal that this refers to the 10 sefirot (dimensions) before the interconnectedness of the sefirot (in other words, order). Tohu represents the 10 sefirot (vessels) that...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Nov 2, 2008 | Kabbalah Secrets
The first portion of the Torah, Bereshit, has 146 verses, corresponding to the numerical value of the word, Olam, world. At the 80th verse, we encounter the revolving flaming sword that G-d uses to block Adam’s (Man’s) reentry into the Garden of Eden,...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Nov 2, 2008 | Revelations
The 80 verses up to the flaming sword that separated Man from Gan Eden are all the verses in the first 3 chapters of the Torah. The 80 verses corresponds to the letter Pe of value 304805 and since there are 4805 Pes in the Torah, the split of the sword is between the...
