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There are certain words that begin with Yud~Vav. When is Yud~Vav as YHVH? Yud~Vav~Aleph~Bet Yoav -- "YHVH is Father" Yud~Vav~Aleph~Chet as Yoach -- " YHVH is brother" Yud~Vav~Aleph~Lamed as Yoel -- " YHVH" is G-d " Yud~Vav~Aleph~Shin as Yoash -- " given by the Lord" (?) Yud~Vav~Bet as (I)Yov -- " persecuted " (?) When does letter Yud become "he"? Thanks for clarifying all this.

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Psalms 119:18: "Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold 'pala' (Pei~Lamed~Aleph) things in Thy law." Aleph declares His self in "pala." Indeed He is the "eye opener" so that we can see His "emeth" - Truth.

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The letters of light are infused with creative power from the Most High. When Noah built the ark (tevah: Tav~Bet~Hei), did the letters foretell the impending peril that came about? Camouflaged in tevah (ark) is bathah: (Bet~Tav~Hei), meaning desolation, destruction, end, waste. Is this coincidence or afflatus?

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Ezekiel 47:12: "And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and upon that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for (medicine). trufah (Tav~Resh~Vav~Pei~Hei) remedy, healing (medicine) - also has Torah (Tav~Vav~Resh ~Hei) in it. Is the Torah chayay tree of life eternal?

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ashuwyah - means foundation, buttress support - spelled Aleph Shin Vav Yod Hei the words iysh - means man - spelled Aleph Yod Shin and ishshah means woman spelled Aleph Shin Hei are in ashuwyah. Are iysh man and ishshah woman united as one by letter Vav?

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Hi Rabbi, I have seen in the media lately some awkward discussions about whether being “Jewish” is considered to be a race or not. What do you think? Thanks!

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Dear Rabbi, What is an Orthodox Jew? Thank you

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Good Afternoon - I am looking for the translation for fighter (from English to Hebrew). I am finding multiple spellings in Hebrew and would like to know which one is correct. I am finding לוֹחֵם and לוֹחֶם. I would like to know which one is correct, when talking about a person being a fighter or warrior for battling cancer. Thanks!