The Thinking Jew Podcast

Ep. 26 Numbers in Judaism; 6, 7 and 8


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Did you ever wonder why there are 7 colors in a rainbow?  Why didn't G-d create it with 8? or 6?

Ever wonder why G-d created the world in 6 days and then rested on the 7th?  Why not in 5 and rest on the 6th?

In Judaism, numbers are more than a quantification.  Each number has an inner meaning and that expresses itself everywhere we find that number.

Join me as we uncover the deeper meaning of the numbers 6, 7 and 8, and we realize how connected all these seemingly disparate "sevens" really are.

Happy Listening!

Rabbi Moshe

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Sources:

Relationship between 6 and 7 (Hebrew), Maharal - https://www.sefaria.org/Derech_Chaim.5.15.12?lang=he&with=all&lang2=he 

Deeper Understanding Of The Number 7 (Hebrew), Maharal - https://www.sefaria.org/Derekh_Chayim.5.15.6?lang=he

Relationship between 7 and 8 (Hebrew) Maharal - https://www.sefaria.org/Tiferet_Yisrael.1.3?lang=he&with=all&lang2=he

Bris overrides shabbos (Hebrew), Maharal - https://beta.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14201&st=&pgnum=9

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