[Avodah] Rationalism and Mysticism

[R Wolberg]

For me, the definition of mysticism is the belief in the existence of a
state of reality hidden from ordinary human understanding coupled to
phenomenon that far exceed coincidence.

 

A perfect example: First posuk of the Torah: "Bereshis bara..." etc. has 7
words and twenty-eight letters.   "Y'hei sh'mei rabba..." etc. has 7 words
and twenty-eight letters.  And finally: the posuk immediately prior to the
Aseret Hadibrot (Shmos 20:1): "Vay'daber Elohim es kol had'vorim ha'eyleh
leimor" has 7 words and twenty-eight letters.  What's the kesher between the
3 sentences above: 

 

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." The foundational
purpose of creation is "Y'hei sh'mei rabba..." and the way that can be
effected is "Vay'daber Elohim es kol had'vorim ha'eyleh leimor".

 

It certainly can be argued that the above conceptually is not mysticism.
However, the chazaka of 7 words and twenty-letters for the three independent
verses is a bit harder to summarily dismiss as not being mysticism. 

 

ri  

 

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