Portrait of Hacham Shimon Agassi

Portrait of Hacham Shimon Agassi
Portrait of Hacham Agassi painted by Mrs Ruth Gila, Beit Meir , Israel

Friday, August 1, 2014

The third blessing of the "Seven Blessings"-שבעה ברכות(1005+2 words=8) 
recited at a Jewish Wedding Ceremony

Blessed are You, HaShem our G-d, King of the Universe, who fashioned The Man [HaAdam] in His Image, in the image and likeness [of the higher worlds] set forth by His plan [mold], and established for him [Chavah, mother of all mankind,] from his very essence, [together to build] an eternal edifice [i.e., a miraculous self-replicating organism by virtue of which the human race could continue to reproduce]. Blessed are You, HaShem, Creator of The Man (Mankind).

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר יָצַר אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם דְּמוּת תַּבְנִיתוֹ וְהִתְקִין לוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ בִּנְיַן עֲדֵי עַד בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה יוֹצֵר הָאָדָם:


5932+25 words=5957=26=8


Blessed are You, HaShem our G-d, King of the Universe
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
1003+6 words=10=1 or 2523+6 words=18 (final letters)

Who fashioned The Man [HaAdam] in His Image
Asher yatzar et haAdam be'tzalmo
אֲשֶׁר יָצַר אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ
1980=18

In the image and likeness [of the higher worlds] set forth by His plan [stamp/stencil], and established for him [Chavah, mother of all mankind,] from his very essence, [together to build] an eternal edifice
be'tzelem demut tavnito ve'hitkin lo, mimenu, binyan adei ad
בְּצֶלֶם דְּמוּת תַּבְנִיתוֹ וְהִתְקִין לוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ בִּנְיַן עֲדֵי עַד
2493=18

Blessed are You, HaShem, Creator of The Man (Mankind)
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה יוֹצֵר הָאָדָם
1016=8 or 2056+5 words=2061=1+8 (final letters)


In this blessing the word "building" is used in relation to the "eternal edifice" so as to reproduce the "Image of Hashem"- the human being- through procreation.

 This is done through the union of man and wife which contributes to the Unification of the Name of Hashem-Hai- ח"'18) which means "Life". 

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