22nd of Elul 5776 (September 25, 2016) – Netzach Yisrael Yeshivah, Yerushalayim
5777: The Year of the Dove, the Olive Branch, and World Peace
Harav Yitzchak Ginsburgh’s Monthly English Broadcast
1. MAY IT BE A YEAR OF…
Today we're going to devote our thoughts to the coming year. The number of the
year has many allusions. This coming year is 5777, according to the Jewish
calendar, the number of years from creation. The way we usually count it is as
777, the 5000 being set apart. It is customary to create an acronym out of the
letters that spell the 777, which are תשעז .The acronym which is customarily given
starts with the two words, "May this be a year of…" (תַ נְ שׁ אֵ הֵ תּ .(And what we are
asking for is to interpret the two final letters, which in our case are עז .So the full
acronym depends on what the letters עז stand for.
עז can stand for "goat" (ez) or "strength" (oz). It's up to us, may haShem help us.
ReplyDeleteThat’s the same name as our Shul/Yeshiva here in Rehavia. Do you know the address of the above Yeshiva?
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