Your Name Is Your Blessing: Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings

by Benjamin Blech, Elaine Blech

The authors write: "Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, long ago realized that a person's name is far more than a means of identification. Although given at birth by parents, it carries within it Divine prophecy and providence. Indeed, after death, one of the first questions the Heavenly Court asks is if we lived up to the meanings as well as responsibility of our names. . . . ""Your Name Is Your Blessing: Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings" is the first book of Hebrew names that offers not only a comprehensive list of ancient and modern names with their meanings, but also a mystical insight, by way of gematria (the numerical value of letters), into the personality, the soul, the prophetic destiny, and the blessing of every person based on his or her name. "In the kabbalistic system of gematria, wherein letters speak to us through their numerical meaning, the very word in Hebrew for name, shem, is the same in number as the word sefer, a book. A name has hidden in it the story of the book of one's life. To decode it is to have an almost Godly insight into oneself or another human being. "In "Your Name Is Your Blessing," we provide the answers needed for this analysis. Every name has alongside of it not only its simple meaning but also its gematria the all important total of its letter components. Connected to it is a biblical word that shares exactly the same total and therefore sheds light on its Torah-based significance. A name and a biblical message become profoundly linked as if the Torah spoke directly to you. That is then followed by a phrase with a succinct message that also has exactly the same gematria and hence summarizes in yet another way what one's name expresses. "When all of these the name's meaning, gematria, biblical word, and equivalent phrase are viewed together, they allow for an interpretation that may well predict one's future. That serves as the last entry for every name in this book: his or her blessing."With all of this information, we believe this book is a "m

Genres: Jewish

326 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 28, 1999

About the author

Benjamin Blech, born in Zurich in 1933, is an Orthodox rabbi who now lives in New York City.

Rabbi Blech has been a Professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University since 1966, and was the Rabbi of Young Israel of Oceanside for 37 years. In addition to his work in the rabbinate, Rabbi Blech has written many books on Judaism and the Jewish people and speaks on Jewish topics to communities around the world.

Rabbi Blech received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yeshiva University, a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Columbia University, and rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.

Reviews

[Shira · Rating 5 out of 5]

This helped us name both of our kids and we lent it to friends too.