Sunday, August 31, 2014

Sunday, 5th of Elul, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 48 and the fortieth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Foundation within Kingship.

Sunday is also the fourth day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the fourth letter, the Dalet:

His way; and cloud is the dust of His feet.  4. He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and He has dried up (and) all...

 דַּרְכּוֹ וְעָנָן אֲבַק רַגְלָיו ד. גּוֹעֵר בַּיָּם וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּ וְכָל:



Friday, August 29, 2014

Friday, 3rd of Elul and Shabat, 4th of Elul, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 48 and the thirty-eighth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Foundation within Kingship.

Friday is also the second day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the second letter, the Beit:

and is full of wrath; the Lord avenges Himself upon His adversaries, and He bears a grudge against His enemies. 3. The Lord is slow to anger...

וּבַעַל חֵמָה נֹקֵם יְהֹוָה לְצָרָיו וְנוֹטֵר הוּא לְאֹיְבָיו ג. יְהֹוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם:


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 48 and the thirty-ninth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Victory/Discipline within Foundation within Kingship.

Shabat is also the third day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi). The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the third letter, the Gimmel:

and great in power, but He will surely not acquit; the Lord-[His way] is with a tempest and with a storm and cloud is the dust of His feet.

וּגְדָל כֹּחַ וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהֹוָה בְּסוּפָה וּבִשְׂעָרָה


Thursday, August 28, 2014

Thursday, 2nd of Elul, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 48 and the thirty-seventh day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Foundation within Kingship.

Thursday is also the first day of the sixteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Tzadi Sofit (the final Tzadi).  The following segment from Chapter 1 of the Book of Nachum is connected to the first letter, the Alef:

2. The Lord is a jealous and vengeful God...

ב. אֵל קַנּוֹא וְנֹקֵם יְהֹוָה נֹקֵם יְהֹוָה

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Wednesday, 1st of Elul, Second Day of Rosh Chodesh, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 48 and the thirty-sixth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeYesod shebeMalchut, Kindness within Foundation within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the twenty-second day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). The following verse (19) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-second letter, the Tav:

19. [But] You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne endures throughout the generations.

יט. אַתָּה יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב כִּסְאֲךָ לְדוֹר וָדוֹר:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Tuesday, 30th of Av, Rosh Chodesh Elul, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 47 and the thirty-fifth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeHod shebeMalchut, Kingship within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the twenty-first day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse ( ) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-first letter, the Shin:

15. The joy of our heart has ceased, our dancing has turned into mourning.

טו. שָׁבַת מְשׂוֹשׂ לִבֵּנוּ נֶהְפַּךְ לְאֵבֶל מְחוֹלֵנוּ:
Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Monday, August 25, 2014

Monday, 29th of Av, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 47 and the thirty-fourth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeHod shebeMalchut, Foundation within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Monday is also the twentieth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (12) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twentieth letter, the Reish:

12. Princes were hanged by their hands, elders were not shown respect.

יב. שָׂרִים בְּיָדָם נִתְלוּ פְּנֵי זְקֵנִים לֹא נֶהְדָּרוּ:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Sunday, 28th of Av, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 47 and the thirty-third day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeHod shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Sunday is also the nineteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (14) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the nineteenth letter, the Kuf:

14. The elders have ceased from the [city] gate, the young men from their music.

יד. זְקֵנִים מִשַּׁעַר שָׁבָתוּ בַּחוּרִים מִנְּגִינָתָם:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Friday, August 22, 2014

Friday, 26th and Shabat, 27th of Av, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 47 and the thirty-first day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeHod shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Friday is also the seventeenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (8) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventeenth letter, the Peh:

16. The crown of our head has fallen, woe to us, for we have sinned.

טז. נָפְלָה עֲטֶרֶת רֹאשֵׁנוּ אוֹי נָא לָנוּ כִּי חָטָאנוּ:


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 47 and the thirty-second day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeHod shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Shabat is also the eighteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (8) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighteenth letter, the Tzadik:

6. We have stretched out our hands to Egypt [and to] Assyria to get enough food.

ו. מִצְרַיִם נָתַנּוּ יָד אַשּׁוּר לִשְׂבֹּעַ לָחֶם:
Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Thursday, 25th of Av, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 47 and the thirtieth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeHod shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Thursday is also the sixteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (8) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixteenth letter, the Ayin:

8. Slaves rule over us, [and] there is none to deliver [us] from their hand.

ח. עֲבָדִים מָשְׁלוּ בָנוּ פֹּרֵק אֵין מִיָּדָם:


Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Wednesday, 24th of Av, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 47 and the twenty-ninth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeHod shebeMalchut, Kindness within Glory/Acknowledgement within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the fifteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (4) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifteenth letter, the Samech:

18. For Mount Zion, which was desolate; foxes prowled over it.

יח. עַל הַר צִיּוֹן שֶׁשָּׁמֵם שׁוּעָלִים הִלְּכוּ בוֹ:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech (which is an exception). Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Tuesday, 23rd of Av, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 46 and the twenty-eighth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Kingship within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the fourteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (4) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fourteenth letter, the Nun:

11. They have outraged women in Zion [and] maidens in the cities of Judah.

יא. נָשִׁים בְּצִיּוֹן עִנּוּ בְּתֻלֹת בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

11. Women in Zion answered (ענו) maidens in the cities of Judah.

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses

Monday, August 18, 2014

Monday, 22nd of Av, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 46 and the twenty-seventh day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Foundation within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Monday is also the thirteenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (4) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the thirteenth letter, the Mem:

4. Our water we have drunk for payment; our wood needs must come by purchase.

ד. מֵימֵינוּ בְּכֶסֶף שָׁתִינוּ עֵצֵינוּ בִּמְחִיר יָבֹאוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

4. Our water we have drunk in silver; our wood needs must come on pricey (objects).

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Sunday, 21st of Av, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 46 and the twenty-sixth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Sunday is also the twelfth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (20) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twelfth letter, the Lamed:

20. Why do You forget us forever, forsake us so long?

כ. לָמָּה לָנֶצַח תִּשְׁכָּחֵנוּ תַּעַזְבֵנוּ לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

20. Why? Because You  [stay by our side] forever. Forget us? Forsake us? [No, rather] it is for the length of days.

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Friday, August 15, 2014

Friday, 19th of Av, and Shabat, 20th of Av, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 46 and the twenty-fourth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Friday is also the tenth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (3) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the tenth letter, the Yud:

3. We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers are like widows.

ג. יְתוֹמִים הָיִינוּ וְאֵין אָב אִמֹּתֵינוּ כְּאַלְמָנוֹת:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

3. (We were humble like) orphans and (reached) "nothingness." (He was a) Father of our mothers (because their humility was) like (that of) widows.


Shabat is the fourth day of Week 46 and the twenty-fifth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Shabat is also the eleventh day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (22) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eleventh letter, the Kaf:

22. For if You have utterly rejected us, You have [already] been exceedingly wroth against us.

כב. כִּי אִם מָאֹס מְאַסְתָּנוּ קָצַפְתָּ עָלֵינוּ עַד מְאֹד:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

22. For if You have rejected our rejection, You have been exceedingly wroth against our yokes ("Oleinu") [of exile].
Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Thursday, 18th of Av, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 46 and the twenty-third day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Thursday is also the ninth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (13) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the ninth letter, the Tet:

13. Young men carried the millstones, [and] youths stumbled under [loads of] wood.
יג. בַּחוּרִים טְחוֹן נָשָׂאוּ וּנְעָרִים בָּעֵץ כָּשָׁלוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively by applying it to Israel's enemies.

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Furthermore, for the letter Tet, take the first letter of the second word in verse 13.  Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Wednesday, 17th of Av, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 46 and the twenty-second day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeNetzach shebeMalchut, Kindness within Victory/Endurance within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the eighth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (1) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighth letter, the Chet:

2. Our heritage has been turned over to strangers, our houses to aliens.

ב. נַחֲלָתֵנוּ נֶהֶפְכָה לְזָרִים בָּתֵּינוּ לְנָכְרִים:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

2. Our heritage was turned around (in order to protect us from) strangers, our houses (fortified in order to be protected against) aliens.

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Tuesday, 16th of Av, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 45 and the twenty-first day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Kingship within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the seventh day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (1) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the seventh letter, the Zayin:

1. Recall, O Lord, what has befallen us; behold and see our disgrace.

א. זְכֹר יְהֹוָה מֶה הָיָה לָנוּ הַבִּיטָה וּרְאֵה אֶת חֶרְפָּתֵנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

1. Recall, O Lord, how we reached the state of "what" (nothingness); behold and see our "embarassment" [before You].

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Monday, August 11, 2014

Monday, Tu B'Av (15th of Av), 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 45 and the twentieth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Foundation within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Monday is also the sixth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (10) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the sixth letter, the Vav:

10. Our skin is parched as by a furnace because of the heat of hunger.

י. עוֹרֵנוּ כְּתַנּוּר נִכְמָרוּ מִפְּנֵי זַלְעֲפוֹת רָעָב:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

10. Our skin (physicality) is parched as by a furnace (heated passion for G-d) because of the heat of hunger (yearning for G-d).

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Sunday, 14th of Av, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 45 and the nineteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Sunday is also the fifth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (7) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fifth letter, the Heh:

21. Restore us to You, O Lord, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old.

כא. הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ יְהֹוָה | אֵלֶיךָ וְנָשׁוּבָה חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם:


Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Friday, 12th of Av and Shabat 13th of Av, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 45 and the seventeenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Friday is also the third day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (5) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the third letter, the Gimmel:

5. We are pursued [with a yoke] on our necks; we toil but it does not remain with us.

ה. עַל צַוָּארֵנוּ נִרְדָּפְנוּ יָגַעְנוּ וְלֹא הוּנַּח לָנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 45 and the eighteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Shabat is also the fourth day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses. The following verse (7) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the fourth letter, the Dalet:

17. For this our heart has become faint, for these things our eyes have grown dim.

יז. עַל זֶה הָיָה דָוֶה לִבֵּנוּ עַל אֵלֶּה חָשְׁכוּ עֵינֵינוּ:

Obs: Chapter 5 of Lamentations works as an acrostic if you take the three verses that begin with 'Al, עַל , and apply them as above for the letter Gimmel, Dalet and Samech. Also, for those verses for which the first letter appears in more than one verse, use only one verse and take the second letter of the remaining verses.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Thursday, 11th of Av, 5774

Thursday is the second day of Week 45 and the sixteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Gevurah shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Might/Discipline within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Thursday is also the second day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses to form an (almost) perfect acrostic. The following verse (7) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the second letter, the Beit:

9. With our lives we bring our bread, because of the sword of the wilderness.

ט. בְּנַפְשֵׁנוּ נָבִיא לַחְמֵנוּ מִפְּנֵי חֶרֶב הַמִּדְבָּר:

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Wednesday, 10th of Av, 5774

Wednesday is the first day of Week 45 and the fifteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Chesed shebeTiferet shebeMalchut, Kindness within Balance/Beauty within Kingship.

Wednesday is also the first day of the fifteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Peh Sofit (the final Peh). Although this chapter also has 22 verses, it is not openly an acrostic. However, there is a way to rearrange the verses to form an (almost) perfect acrostic. The following verse (7) from Chapter 5 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the first letter, the Alef:

7. Our fathers have sinned and are no more, and we have borne their iniquities.

ז. אֲבֹתֵינוּ חָטְאוּ וְאֵינָם וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֲו‍ֹנֹתֵיהֶם סָבָלְנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

7. Our fathers have sinned and (their sins) are no more, and we have (already) endured their iniquities (and changed, so there is no longer a need for punishment).

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Tuesday, 9th of Av, 5774

Tuesday is the seventh day of Week 44 and the fourteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Malchut shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Kingship within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Tuesday is also the twenty-second day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse (22) from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-second letter, the Tav:

22. [The punishment of] your iniquity is complete, O daughter of Zion; He will no longer send you into exile; [but] your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, He shall punish-He will reveal your sins.

כב. תַּם עֲו‍ֹנֵךְ בַּת צִיּוֹן לֹא יוֹסִיף לְהַגְלוֹתֵךְ פָּקַד עֲו‍ֹנֵךְ בַּת אֱדוֹם גִּלָּה עַל חַטֹּאתָיִךְ:

Monday, August 4, 2014

Monday, 8th of Av, 5774

Monday is the sixth day of Week 44 and the thirteenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Yesod shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Foundation within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Monday is also the twenty-first day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse (21) from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twenty-first letter, the Shin:

21. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz; upon you also shall the cup pass, you shall become drunk and vomit.

כא. שִׂישִׂי וְשִׂמְחִי בַּת אֱדוֹם יוֹשֶׁבֶת בְּאֶרֶץ עוּץ גַּם עָלַיִךְ תַּעֲבָר כּוֹס תִּשְׁכְּרִי וְתִתְעָרִי:

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Sunday, 7th of Av, 5774

Sunday is the fifth day of Week 44 and the twelfth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Hod shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Glory/Acknowledgement within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Sunday is also the twentieth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse (19) from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the twentieth letter, the Reish:

20. The breath of our nostrils, the Lord's anointed, was captured in their pits, of whom we had said, "Under his protection we shall live among the nations."

כ. רוּחַ אַפֵּינוּ מְשִׁיחַ יְהֹוָה נִלְכַּד בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְנוּ בְּצִלּוֹ נִחְיֶה בַגּוֹיִם:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

20. The breath of our nostrils is the Lord's anointed. Captured in their corruption was [the leader of the nations,] the one we had said, "Under his protection we shall live among the nations."

Friday, August 1, 2014

Shabat, 6th of Av, 5774

Shabat is the fourth day of Week 44 and the eleventh day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Netzach shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Victory/Endurance within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Shabat is also the nineteenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse (19) from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the nineteenth letter, the Kuf:

19. Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

יט. קַלִּים הָיוּ רֹדְפֵינוּ מִנִּשְׁרֵי שָׁמָיִם עַל הֶהָרִים דְּלָקֻנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר אָרְבוּ לָנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

19. Our pursuers were lighter (easier) from [the fact that we had] eagles of the heavens (a reference to Tzadikim) on mountains (a reference to our forefathers); they burned for us (in prayer) in the wilderness, they lay in wait for us.  (Alternatively, they cared/took responsibility for us, Arvu with an Ayin)

Friday, 5th of Av, 5774

Friday is the third day of Week 44 and the tenth day of the cycle of Malchut (Kingship), Tiferet shebeGevurah shebeMalchut, Balance/Beauty within Might/Discipline within Kingship.

Friday is also the eighteenth day of the fourteenth 22-day cycle of the year, related to the letter Nun Sofit (the final Nun). The following verse from Chapter 3 of the Book of Lamentations is connected to the eighteenth letter, the Tzaddik:

18. They dogged our steps [and prevented us] from walking in the streets; our end drew near, our days were fulfilled, for our end had come.

יח. צָדוּ צְעָדֵינוּ מִלֶּכֶת בִּרְחֹבֹתֵינוּ קָרַב קִצֵּנוּ מָלְאוּ יָמֵינוּ כִּי בָא קִצֵּנוּ:

This verse can be interpreted positively as follows:

18. [When] they trapped our steps [and prevented us] from walking in the streets, our end drew near, our days were fulfilled, for our end [the Messianic era] had come.