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Shalom Rabbi. In Exodus 15:25, Moshe cried unto Hashem and Hashem "showed" him a tree. Moshe cast a "tree" into "bitter waters" and the waters were made "sweet". Torah is a "Tree of Eternal Life". Torah is honeycomb sweet. Could the tree Moshe cast into bitter waters "symbolize" Torah? Life issues are murky bitter waters we're often unable to drink. Torah is quintessential purified water. Every eternal living soul should drink it daily. Amen

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Why is the vowel associated with the lamed changed from Kawmatz to Patawch in the following phrases: From Grace in Haggadah: And build up Jerusalem [patawch lamed] 7 Haggadah: Accepted: Next year in Jerusalem! [kawmatz lamed]

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Hello. Vayikra 3:17 חקת עולם לדרתיכם בכל מושבתיכם כל חלב וכל דם לא תאכלו׃ How long does this(Olam) mean? I want to know the temporal length of this word.

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Dalet~Resh Shin spells darash verb meaning inquire, require (of G-d), of heathen gods, seek deity in prayer and worship, frequent place,practice,study, follow, (blood required) Psalms 119:2 - "Blessed are they that keep His testimonies,and that seek (darash verb) Him with the whole heart." Psalms 119:45 - "And I will walk at liberty: for I seek (darash) Thy precepts." Psalm 119:155 - "Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek (darash) not Your statues." 1 Chronicles 28:9 - "And you, Solomon my son, know the G-d of thy father and serve Him with a " perfect" heart and a "willing" mind - For Hashem searches (darash) all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek (darash) Him, He will be found of thee; but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off "forever". Do those that darash have a uniquely close kinship,friendship with G-d? Are those that darash the righteous remnant of G-d? Is G-d forsaken by all who choose not to darash? The majority of people in this world desire not to know Hashem and His ways. So, are they "cast off " forever? Shin~Resh~Yud~Dalet spells "sarid" - meaning survivor, remnant left alive; darash is spelled Dalet~Resh~Shin and is knitted within sarid. Does this conclude that all who darash are survivors, left alive?

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Dalet~Bet~Resh spells " dabar" (verb) to arrange,declare,subdue, lead away,put to flight Dalet~Bet~Resh spells "deber" murrian, pestilence Dalet~Bet~Resh spells " "dober "fold, pasture The meanings of these "words" are in Mem~Bet~Dalet~Resh. "midbar " means desert, pasture,mouth,speech wilderness Bet~Resh~Dalet verb spells "barad" to hail ( of God's judgment) Bet~Resh~Dalet also spells "barod"spotted Resh~Bet~Dalet verb spells rabad to spread,scatter Resh~Dalet~Mem verb spells radam be asleep, cast dead, unconscious sleep Mem~Resh~Dalet verb spells marad to rebel,against G-d, against light, human king.I surmise that when in the "wilderness" of life, oftentimes deber "pestilence" barad "hail" storms come. These awful events can cause marad "rebellion" against G-d, Our thoughts are rabad "scattered" and we doubt G-d. Those devoid of "torah" radam "sleep" grope,stumble in the daytime as if it were night. However,we must dabar speak,command, declare decree,put to flight with the "divine" utterances of G-d. Psalm 5:9 Their is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness;their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Words create or annihilate. Rabbi do you agree?