Portrait of Hacham Shimon Agassi

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

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Yom Kippur- The Affliction of the Soul
יום הכיפורים- עינוי הנפש
Vayikra 23.29
ויקרא 23. 29



29.’For any soul that shall not be afflicted on that very day he shall be cut off from his People-כִּי כָל הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא תְעֻנֶּה בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וְנִכְרְתָה מֵעַמֶּיהָ (2698+11 words=2709=18).

The verse can be divided so:

·         For any soul- כִּי כָל הַנֶּפֶשׁ(515+3 words=14=8);
·         That shall not be afflicted on that very day- אֲשֶׁר לֹא תְעֻנֶּה בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה(1337=14=8);
·         He shall be cut off from his People- וְנִכְרְתָה מֵעַמֶּיהָ (846=18).

The Talmud (Yoma 73.b) teaches us that there are 5 types of affliction of the soul-חמשת העינויים.

Thus one is prohibited from the following on Yom Kippur:

·                Eating and drinking-                  אכילה ושתייה =797
·         Bathing-                                             רחיצה  =313
·         Anointing-                                               סיכה=95
·         Wearing leather shoes-               נעילת הסנדל  =709
·         Marital relations-                     תשמיש המיטה  =1119

3033=1+8 or + 8 words=3041=8


Five Afflictions
חמשת העינויים

1509 + 2 words=1511=8 (Mem 600)

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