The word תרימו (raise) alludes to the raising of the hands—that is, the 10 fingers of the hands. And the raising of the 10 fingers is the secret of what is written: “Raise your hands toward holiness.”
These are the 10 sefirot, corresponding to the 10 letters of the Name יוד-הא-ואו-הא.
The gematria of this Name equals the gematria of מ"ה, that is, 45. The letters מ"ה correspond to the letters ץ"י, and the gematria of the letters yud-tzadi equals מאה 100. This is what the sages who possessed knowledge of the Mishnah said: “And now, Israel, what (מה) does the L-rd your G-d ask of you?” (Devarim 10:12)
They said: Do not read מה (what), but read מאה (one hundred), corresponding to the 100 blessings with which a person is obligated to bless his Master every day. Therefore, a person is obligated to taste food every day for the sake of his Master, as it is written: “and let them take for Me an offering”. (Shemot 25:2)
(Zohar, Sulam, translated by Rav Tzvi Nisanzen)
Zohar on Tehillim 134 – Raising the Hands
Zohar on Tehillim 134 – Raising the Hands
- “He who cares for the hands builds the world”. (Zohar HaKadosh)
Each hand has 10 fingers, and each hand has 14 phalanges;
The gematria of the word “yad” (hand) = 14;
2 hands = 28 phalanges; 28 is the gematria of the word “koach” (strength);
The entire arm consists of 3 joints:
1 – near the shoulder,
2 – the middle-elbow joint (ChaGaT – Chesed, Gevurah, Tiferet),
3 – the palm with the fingers (ChaGaT – Chochmah);
The most precious levels are the fingers of the hands; this is why we look at them during Havdalah;
28 phalanges correspond to the 28 letters in the description of the Torah verse from the words: “Bereishit .... ha-aretz”.
Interestingly, the 42-letter Name of the Almighty is encoded in the first letters of the Torah:
The 28 letters of the first verse (Bereishit 1:1), beginning with the letter ב (bet) in the word בְּרֵאשִׁית (Bereishit – “In the beginning”), and the first 14 letters of the second verse (ibid. 1:2), ending with the letter ב in the word וָבֹהוּ.
(Rabbeinu Tam)
For it was precisely through the power of this hidden Name that the reality of this world was created.
Tehillim 134:2
- “Se'u yedeichem kodesh” - (Raise your hands toward holiness).
- “And when you eat the bread of the land, raise an offering, a terumah, to the Almighty.” (Bamidbar 15:19)
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