Did you know the Hebrew letters for "man" and "woman" combine as mathematical symbols to produce the two words "God" and "fire"? Support this equation with the letters representing God's name, and you stabilize the passion between the sexes in an enduring spiritual union. Popular author Rabbi Daniel Lapin digs into the "holy" Hebrew language -- which not only conveys data but, as linguists know, also contains it. On a fascinating treasure hunt, his book decodes eternal wisdom embedded in the ancient tongue on relationships, human pleasure, life's meaning, and more. With real-life anecdotes, drawn from his lifetime in the rabbinate, the author uncovers a wealth of insights intended for our enrichment and enjoyment. A practical, easy read which will fascinate, entertain, and instruct us in the awesomeness of the Lord's language.
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Pirate's Booty For the Soul:
Buried Treasure adds a deeply human and Godly element to the kinds of work I do with Hebrew words at [...]. Whereas Edenics is the science of Hebrew, Rabbi Lapin's unearthed golden dubloons reflect The Sacred Tongue's ethical and social wisdom. Sure, there are occasional treatments of Hebrew where there might be technical weaknesses. For exaple, why compare HoRiM (parents) to distantly related words for "early rains" or "shooting a bow?" It is HaRim (mountains -- which we look up to, get refuge and... more info
buried treasure:
I have recomended this book to my friends and family because I have learn a lot from it, and I consider it very profound.
A Thoughtful Look at the Mother of All Languages.:
Rabbi Daniel Lapin, known for his penetrating insights into the country's political clashes (see ``America's Real War''), gets back to more traditional rabbinic fare in ``Buried Treasure,'' an examination of key words in the Hebrew language.
Rabbi Lapin informs us that Hebrew is more like mathematics (perhaps that's why I'm lousy at math and also break my teeth on Hebrew) than it is like another language. Thus the Torah (the Jewish Bible) is a complex data stream, a long computer program that explains... more info
Perfect title:
The title for this book is perfect. Rabbi Lapin uses details about the Hebrew language as a springboard to wisdom. I first learned about Rabbi Lapin when he filled in for a local talkshow host. This book is not about politics as you would expect. Instead it is a collection of essays about relationships, parenting, and business.
Some of his explanations of Hebrew grammar are flaky as are his flights of gematria (studies using the numeric values of the Hebrew letters). But they are not the point. The point... more info
