GEMATRIA

Posted: Mon, Jan 09 2012, 1:51 pm Post subject: GEMATRIA

I wasn't sure where to post this. I needed the privacy and anonymity.

The gematria of my name is 613 (the whole torah)
Does this mean I have a higher neshama? or should I feel privileged?
Does it mean anything?????

Posted: Mon, Jan 09 2012, 1:59 pm Post subject: re: GEMATRIA

Try to live up to it. It can't hurt.

From what I understand, names are potentials. When there is mention of someone who "k'shemo ken hu", he acted out his name in a way that was obvious, but there could have been a different story. What comes to mind is Kilyon- his name which implies entirety shows that he was entirely destroyed, no children. But he possibly could have been Kilyon the forbearer of Moshiach-entirely righteous.
It's an open slate. Make sure to keep the 613, not live a life where you're an embarrassment to the 613.

So says me.

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I don't think it means anything. I don't believe in gematria. (Running and hiding)

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Numbers have kedusha. 613, IMHO, is not necessarily more or less holy than "248" or whatever.
As a Jew, you're holy and have a responsibility to live your life b'kedusha. No matter what your name is. Beyond that, it's not in the possibility of our feeble human minds to know exactly what level we are. We just do our best to listen to the RBS"O.
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So what do all of you learned women think of the Baal Haturim?

I agree that there is little value to making up reasoning and trying to connect random gematrias.
But in the realm of Pardes, there were experts who could understand the deeper meanings in Torah based on things like the numerical values because, yes, each os of the aleph bais has a deeper meaning and nothing in lashon hakodesh is "random".

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Posted: Mon, Jan 09 2012, 2:59 pm Post subject: re: GEMATRIA

The same number can have positive, parve and negative connotation.
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I heard that gematria's are only valid if said by an authorized source; anyone can theoretically make up a contrived gematria to prove almost anything.
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if it makes you feel holy, then go with it.
one of my kids weighed 6lb13 oz at birth and it was ridiculous how my mother went on and on about how holy he must be. I'm sure my ds IS holy, just as all my children are. if you want to interpret this as an indication of your kidusha, ok.
gematria can be used like horoscopes, can tell you whatever you want to hear.