[Avodah] S'licha

[Cantor Wolberg]

Just realized what a foolish mistake I made in the last paragraph.  Choshech 
is NOT a palindrome. It is spelled chet, shin, chof.  I guess I was really 
in the "dark."  I have to learn how to spelll bettter.
S'licha.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cantor Wolberg
  To: HAZZANET at SHAMASH.ORG
  Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:33 PM


  The following is a nice vort I found from "The Weekly Aliyot"

  Our sages tell us that you have to dig in the Torah and you will find 
truth. As an example, the final letters of the first three words of the 
Torah are the mixed up letters of the word Emes (True). Dig a little deeper, 
and the truth will be clearer: The final letters of the second through 
fourth words spells Emes in order.

  To that I would add: "All beginnings are difficult." (Mekhilta Yitro, 
"Bachodesh" 2)
  Once you are able to get past the beginning in the search for truth, the 
truth becomes clearer.

  Also, it's not until you see the whole word that you realize in the end, 
the truth has to emerge. If, God forbid, it doesn't emerge, then there will 
be tohu vavohu (desolation and waste) and v'choshech al p'nei t'hom; 
there'll be darkness to the depths of our souls.

  You might note that "choshech" is a palindrome in Hebrew (chof, shin, 
chof). "Darkness" is darkness, no matter which way you spell it.