בעזרת השם יתברך לשם יחוד קודשא בריך הוא ושכינתיה בדחילו ורחימו על ידי ההוא טמיר ונעלם בשם כל ישראל.
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בראשית. קבלתי מהרב המוכיח שאמר בשם הבעל שם טוב נ"ע, שכשיבוא משיח במהרה בימינו, ידרוש כל התורה מרישא לסיפא על כל הצירופים שבכל תיבה ותיבה, ואחר כך יעשה מכל התורה תיבה אחת ויעלו צירופים לאין מספר וידרוש על כל הצירופים: (תשואות חן פ' תזריע).
In the beginning – Bereishis… (Genesis 1:1) When the Moshiach comes, may it be speedily in our days, he will expound upon the letter combinations of each word in the Torah, from beginning to end.1The letters of the Torah, though inscribed in a pattern that tells the story of the creation of the world, and the history and laws of the Jewish people, are not fixed. It is possible to rearrange the letters to gain new insights into the meaning of the text, and G-d’s will for man. Furthermore, the letters of Torah represent the creative energies of G-d that enter the world, and arranging them in different patterns can affect the flow of energy from above. By meditating on the letters, in their different combinations, mystical states of consciousness can be obtained. There are various techniques for letter combination, such as tzerufi osiyos, letter recombination; gematria, using the numerical value of each Hebrew letter, roshei tevos and sofei tevos, words derived from the first and last letters of words in a verse; the division of letters into their component parts. Thus, there is an infinite amount of meaning that can be derived from the Torah. Then he will combine the entire Torah into one word,2See Zohar 3:36a: “The Torah is all one holy Name of the Holy One.” Also, ibid. 2:90b: “The Torah is really all one Name of G-d. Fortunate is the lot of one who merits it. One who merits the Torah, merits the holy Name.” See also ibid. 3:73a, 3:268b, 2:144a. See, also, Bris Menucha, Introduction, p. 3c: “About this, they said that the entire Torah is all one Name, and all the words are Names that can cause effects.” so that the letter permutations will be infinite. Then he will expound upon all the combinations. Teshuos Chen, TazriaBereishis…
בעזרת השם יתברך לשם יחוד קודשא בריך הוא ושכינתיה בדחילו ורחימו על ידי ההוא טמיר ונעלם בשם כל ישראל.
בראשית. קבלתי מהרב המוכיח שאמר בשם הבעל שם טוב נ"ע, שכשיבוא משיח במהרה בימינו, ידרוש כל התורה מרישא לסיפא על כל הצירופים שבכל תיבה ותיבה, ואחר כך יעשה מכל התורה תיבה אחת ויעלו צירופים לאין מספר וידרוש על כל הצירופים:
(תשואות חן פ' תזריע).
In the beginning – Bereishis… (Genesis 1:1)
When the Moshiach comes, may it be speedily in our days, he will expound upon the letter combinations of each word in the Torah, from beginning to end.1The letters of the Torah, though inscribed in a pattern that tells the story of the creation of the world, and the history and laws of the Jewish people, are not fixed. It is possible to rearrange the letters to gain new insights into the meaning of the text, and G-d’s will for man. Furthermore, the letters of Torah represent the creative energies of G-d that enter the world, and arranging them in different patterns can affect the flow of energy from above. By meditating on the letters, in their different combinations, mystical states of consciousness can be obtained. There are various techniques for letter combination, such as tzerufi osiyos, letter recombination; gematria, using the numerical value of each Hebrew letter, roshei tevos and sofei tevos, words derived from the first and last letters of words in a verse; the division of letters into their component parts. Thus, there is an infinite amount of meaning that can be derived from the Torah. Then he will combine the entire Torah into one word,2See Zohar 3:36a: “The Torah is all one holy Name of the Holy One.” Also, ibid. 2:90b: “The Torah is really all one Name of G-d. Fortunate is the lot of one who merits it. One who merits the Torah, merits the holy Name.” See also ibid. 3:73a, 3:268b, 2:144a. See, also, Bris Menucha, Introduction, p. 3c: “About this, they said that the entire Torah is all one Name, and all the words are Names that can cause effects.” so that the letter permutations will be infinite. Then he will expound upon all the combinations.
Teshuos Chen, Tazria Bereishis…