Without Feet, a Man is not complete.
Each sefira corresponds to a part of the human body, and the sefira Malchut (the Divine Presence in our world) is represented by the Foot.
Malchut is the sefira that must be “washed” so that God may fully reign on Earth.
“Regel” (“Foot”)
רגל
Gematria = 233
= gematria of “Etz HaChayim” (“Tree of Life”)
עץ החיים
= gematria of “Or YHVH” (“Light of God”)
אור יהוה
“Amoud Teora” (“Lamp Post”)
עמוד תאורה
Gematria = 732
= gematria of “LeShabbat” (“For the Shabbat”) or “Lashevet” (“To sit”, “To Dwell”).
לשבת
A rectified Malchut allows us to reach Shabbat, the Redemption, when the Divine fully “dwells” with us.
“Panas Rechov” (“Street Lamp,” “Public Lamp”)
פנס רחוב
Gematria = 406
= gematria of “Tav,” the last letter of the alphabet, meaning “Mark,” “Sign.”
תו
The Indo-European root “Lep” is at the origin of the word “Lamp.”
In Hebrew, “Lapid” means “Flame,” “Torch.”
לפיד
To “Lapidate” comes from the Latin “Lapidare” (“Lapis”: “Stone”).
The Light comes from what is lowest: from the Foot, from the Stone.
#StOne #AstraGal
We should not disdain what appears low or ugly; it is there that the greatest lights are found.
“The higher a light’s source, the more it reveals itself even at the lowest level.” (Rabbi Rayats)
The French word “Ampoule” can mean a “Light bulb” or a “Blister”.
The journey is long, but in the end, we will all end up with Ampoules.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet…” (Psalms 119:105)
נֵר לְרַגְלִי דְבָרֶךָ
#LightOfTheWorld