[Avodah] Excerpted from the New York Jewish Times

[Michael Poppers]

In Avodah Digest V25#358, CRRW wrote:
> Using gematria, Yehuda Aryeh Leib (author of Sefat Emet, "The Language
of Truth)," and Rebbe of Gora Kalwaria in Poland, near Warsaw, often
reminded his chassidim that the numerical value of lulav was 68, the
same as chayim, which means ?life.?
> It was this strong association with life that Jewish weddings
traditionally had an abundance of hadassim-style leaves on the chuppa,
and why fathers would give their sons a myrtle plant headgear wreath
to wear at their wedding. <
Sounds like the logic is missing a step between "lulav" and "hadas."  Given
that the g'matria of "hadas" is one more than that of "chayyim" (and
"lulav"), the two are connected, but why a quote re the connection between
"lulav" and "chayyim" when the nimshal related to the connection between
"hadas" and "chayyim"?  Thanks.

Chag Sameach/A guten Yuntef and all the best from
-- Michael Poppers via RIM pager
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