[Avodah] Bechukosai "Seven Wonders of the World"

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 10:26:19PM -0400, Cantor Wolberg via Avodah wrote:
: What is so special about the number seven? Kabbalah teaches that seven
: represents the physical world -- 7 days of the week, 7 notes to the
: diatonic scale, seven continents...

Although the diatonic scale and the division of the colors in the
spectrum to fit the numbers 7 are human inventions. They say more
about what 7 means to humans -- even without revalation -- than
anything inherent.

...
: Kabbalah also teaches that seven represents wholeness and completion...

As does the word. Without niqud, the letters /sb`/ could be read as
"seven" or "satiated". (Or swear... go figure that out.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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