<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">And Who shows kindness for thousands (of generations) to those who love Me and observe My commandments.<br>Sh'mos 20:6 <br>The commentators have pointed out that the word "and observe" ul'shomrei (vov, lamed, shin, mem, reish, yud) <br>can be rearranged to spell Yerushalayim (yud, reish, vov, shin, lamed, mem) as it is spelled in the entire Tanach. <br>This is a remez of our connection to the holiest center of the universe attainable through observance.<br><u><b>The following will be of interest to those who appreciated gematria</b></u><b>: </b> <br>The numeric value of Yerushalayim and ul’shomrei is 586.<br>Our ultimate goal through observance and finally reaching Yerushalayim will be heralded by the sound of the Shofar.<br>The numeric value of Shofar is 586.<br> <br>We are known as the “People of the Book” – the “Book,” of course, referring to the Torah. <br>As we know, Moshe is the closest person ever, to the Torah (or ‘The Book’). The gematria of Moshe is 345 <br>and the gematria of ‘The Book,’ <i>hasefer </i>(hey, samech, fay, reish) is 345.<br> <br>Further, Moshe’s nationality was Egyptian. In the Torah, he is referred to as an Egyptian (Sh’mos 2:19). In fact, <br>the Midrash contrasts Moses with Joseph. As an exiled slave in Egypt, Joseph did not hide his origin; the vengeful <br>Potiphar’s wife referred to him contemptuously as a Hebrew (Bereshis 39:14). Moses, however, apparently presented <br>himself as an Egyptian. Because of this, Joseph merited to be buried in Eretz Yisroel, but Moses did not (Devarim Rabbah 2:8). <br>So Moshe (345), could also have been called Hamitzri (hey, mem, tzadi, reish, yud) which is also 345.<br> <br>Speaking of Joseph, his original downfall was due to the ‘jealousy’ of his brothers. The gematria of Yosef (yud, vov, samech, fay) <br>is 156 and the <i>kinah</i> (kuf, nun, aleph, hay) [the jealousy] that brought him down totals 156.<br><br>Shavua tov.<br><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><br></body></html>