The Kabbalah of Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is defined by always being the last Thursday of November.  Never mind all the other aspects of the holiday, the fact that it falls on Thursday implies a very mysterious connection to Kabbalah.

Each day of the week is associate with one of the 7 Kabbalistic emotive attributes (corresponding to the 7 planets, 7 limbs of the body, 7 days of the week, etc.) The Kabbalistic attribute (Sefirah) corresponding to Thursday is “Hod” (in English “Splendor”).  “Hod” is root of the word “Hoda’ah” which means “Thanksgiving”, it implies the emotive attribute of thanksgiving to G-d for His goodness.

It is also interesting that on Thanksgiving we eat Turkey – the Hebrew term for Turkey is “Hodu” which also means “to give thanks”.  Now, where this connection came from I have no idea – it seems like the holiday of Thanksgiving came about as a manifestation of changing (evolving) kabbalistic dimensions in the universes.  “Hodu” is also the very first word of the Shcharit – morning prayer service.  It is the beginning of revelation, hence the association with the word “Splendor”.

There is a lot to be said about the Sefirot, and relating to such abstract concepts is difficult for the uninitiated, but through the sefirot the kabbalists can perceive patterns in creation otherwise obscured and concealed to us.  There is definitely something special about today then, and as its name applies – it’s about giving thanks (and acknowledgement) to G-d.

Here’s an old post where I talk about the specific level of Hod as pertaining to the coming of Moshiach and revelation of the secrets of the Torah.

http://ronnierendel.com/2009/09/08/the-year-5770-a-year-of-prophecy-and-redemption-2/

Beyond thanksgiving, Hod also has a meaning of “admitting to something that is beyond comprehension”.  In the Talmud, the Sages are said to be “modim to Rabbi Meir” – “admitting (from the root “Hod”) to Rabbi Meir – meaning their admit that what he said was right even though they do not understand it on their level.  That is specifically a point of revelation – a function of the nullification coming from giving over the intellect for the Supra-rational.

When Will VCs Realize the Great Value in Messianic Times

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I really hate all the “fire and brimstone” “end of days” prophecies of the redemption.

If for no other reason, these statements make the messianic redemption as far from a reality for “normal people” as possible.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe was (is) a tremendous genius, scholar, and leader, who was respected by everyone from rabbis to US presidents. The Rebbe was as far as possible from a “flake” and yet the Rebbe anounced in such clear statements that we are standing at the threshold of the long coveted messianic redemption. And that was 20 years ago!

I have already discussed how I see the Internet (and now social media) became a major driver for the new world order of the redemption. I think the main point to consider is that the redemption is nothing like the crazy stuff we all think (just lke the Rambam stated in his code of Jewish Law over 800 years ago.)

Now, this new world order comes with new rules. We, as a society, are going to figure out and “unravel” these new rules as we go along. But one thing is for sure – these new time of Moshiach (until the time of the rebuilding of the 3rd Temple and the revelation and coronation of the Jewish King Moshiach speedily in our days) come along with tremendous prosperity.

This prosperity is driven by new value channels, no ways of generating and distributing value.

So I have one question – when will the leading thinkers of VC and economic (and social science) think tanks take some time to at least evaluate the details of what’s predicted for the redemption, and place themselves in a position to take advantage of what’s coming.