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"A"
is for "Apple"
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Aleph is in God the first
letter in the Hebrew Alphabet
is Aleph. It Symbolizes the
one and only, the eternaI,
the omnipotent God. The Gematria
(Numberical Value) of it is
one. Although it consists
of three parts, twyo yuds
and a vav. Each Yud has a
number and a value of ten
and the vav of six. If you
Add these together you come
up with a total of twenty
six, which is teh numberical
value of God's divine name.
We know the Hebrew concept
of God's unity is contained
in teh Shema (Deut
6:4). According to
the Tosefta, the Oness of
God is so important that the
Shema is the first verse a
child is taught and the last
thing a Hebrew utters with
his final breath before dying.
We know that God and the Torah
are one, so that's why he
used the letter Aleph to begin
the Ten Commandments. Even
with the 613 mitzvohs (instructions)
begin with the letter Aleph.
Israel has a divine oneness with God, so it begins with Aleph. Adam's name also begins with Aleph. The Patriarch Abraham's Name, you guessed it, begins with Aleph. SSo, we see Aleph is a letter of oneness, the oness of God, Tora, Israel, Adam, and Abraham.. |