Hebrew Words and Letters
Alef
Alef is the first letter in the Living Letter Alphabet and symbolizes the One and Only, symbolic for the concept of God. It is a letter that has no sound. Having no sound is another way of saying, having no words or thoughts. In many of the meditation traditions, the purpose of the meditation is to clear your mind and to be in a state of stillness and silence. It is at these times that we have the greatest connection with our personal understanding of the One and Only. In Kabbalistic lore, the Alef represents the primal force of energy before any form can be visualized. The Alef shape resembles an individual ready to act in the world. It represents the numerical value of one.
Name: Alef X Grande
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 38.5” X W 24” X D 20”
Patina Color: Teal Green
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Inventory Number: J111
Name: Alef Grande
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 30” X W 16” X D 11”
Patina Color: Ultra Marine Blue
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Inventory Number: J106
Name: Alef
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 14.5” X W 8.5” X D 8.5”
Patina Color: Ultra Marine Blue
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Inventory Number: J101
Name: Alef Mini
Material: Cast Bronze
Size: H” X W” X D”
Patina Color: Teal
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Ayin
Ayin the sixteenth letter in the Living Letter Alphabet and is the only other letter that is silent. Ayin symbolizes the qualities of perception and insight. Its silence suggests that by the powers of one’s own contemplation, you can attain perceptions that cannot be put into words.
English Equivalent (Silent)
Name: Ayin Stylized
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 13” X W 9” X D 6”
Patina Color: Black with High Polish
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Inventory Number: J122
Bet
Bet is the second letter in the Living Language Alphabet. The torah begins with a word that starts with a Bet and reads “In the beginning”. For Kabbalists it is the primal energy of creation from which everything is born and nourished. It is being ready to act. It represents a house or home. It is more then just a shelter from the elements. It is a place that one has the feeling of belonging, and from here you can become the person you are emotionally and spiritually meant to be. It represents the number two and the duality that we observe with our senses, like good and bad, full and empty, spiritual and mundane, such polarities are ultimately illusory, and reveal themselves to be of the same energy as the Eternal One.
Name: Bet
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 17” X W 10” X D 8.5”
Patina Color: Brown Crackle
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Inventory Number: J102
Name: Bet Mini
Material: Cast Bronze
Size: H” X W” X D ”
Patina Color: Blue
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Chet
Chet is the eighth letter in the Living Language Alphabet. The purpose of human life is combining the spiritual existence of Shabbat with the physical effort of the work that is done during the week. There are seven days in the week. The next number eighth, symbolizes man’s ability to transcend the limitations of our physical existence. It stands for an existence on a plane above nature, which is the metaphysical Divine.
Name: Chet Grande
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 27.75” X W 19” X D 19”
Patina Color: Black Crackle
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Inventory Number: J108
Dalet
Dalet is the fourth letter of the Living Language Alphabet. It has the shape of an open door. A door is a physical place that one can pass through. In our busy everyday life, there are many hidden doors or opportunities, let us not be too busy or afraid, to recognize these portals to the divine. An interaction with another person, or appreciating our surroundings, these are opportunities to bring our understanding of God into the moment or place.
Name: Dalet Grande
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 31” X W 17.5” X D 11.5”
Patina Color: Brown Crackle
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Inventory Number: J107
Name: Dalet Stylized
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 10” X W 8” X D 8”
Patina Color: Black with High Polish
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Inventory Number: J104-
Name: Dalet Mini
Material: Cast Bronze
Size: H” X W” X D”
Patina Color: Red
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Gimel
Gimel is the third letter in the Living Language Alphabet. Gimel is the act of beginning. The shape reminds me of a person walking and it is about movement. It is not enough to know what our actions should be. We must act upon what we know. Gimel represents development, the process by which an idea is guided and nourished and becomes a physical reality.
Name: Gimel
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 16.5” X W 8.5” X D 8.5”
Patina Color: Brown Crackle
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Inventory Number: J103
Name: Gimel Mini
Material: Cast Bronze
Size: H” X W” X D”
Patina Color: Red
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Lamed
Lamed is the 12th letter of the Living Language Alphabet. It is in the approximate middle of the alphabet and is also the tallest letter. Lamed relates to both teaching and learning. It is knowledge that has heart felt meaning, and not the chatter of the cerebral mind. Man has a duty to teach God’s will, but he cannot do this unless he learns it. Learning and teaching are man’s highest accomplishments. To learn and study are not enough, you may have knowledge, but you must act upon the knowledge you have. To study is not the ultimate goal, rather it is the deed that results from the knowledge. With this accomplishment, of personal wisdom and action, we now have ability to guide others in meaningful ways.
Name: Lamed Stylized
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 13” X W 7” X D 6”
Patina Color: Black with High Polish
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Inventory Number: J110
Name: Lamed Mini
Material: Cast Bronze
Size: H” X W” X D”
Patina Color: Brown
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Mem
Mem is the thirteenth letter in the Living Alphabet. Mem refers to intuitive knowledge, a wise teacher and a spiritual guide or an angel. Angels are seen as messengers, living or dead. Sometimes we can be angels for others, imparting a words or acts that can change a life.
Name: Mem Stylized Final
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 11” X W 8” X D 6”
Patina Color:Black with High Polish
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Inventory Number: J120
Name: Mem Mini
Material: Cast Bronze
Size: H” X W ” X D”
Patina Color: Green
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Name: God’s Name Revitalizing
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 13” X W 7” X D 6”
Patina Color: Black with High Polish
Edition Limited
Inventory Number: J121
Bronze Sculpture for Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel.
Hey is the first letter, in the Hebrew name Hadassah. There is a space between the left leg of the letter and its main body. This is like a path. The two Heys in the name also create a path, which the other letters in the name are held between. Hey has a breath like sound, almost like breathing. Symbolic of the effortless creation of the world, and a state of consciousness that is uplifting.
Dalet has the shape of an open door. It points to one who knocks on doors, asking for help, and those who respond to those in need. It stands for the mitzvot, of man’s conduct and obligation regarding his fellow man.
Samech is a closed round letter and represents the idea of Divine support and protection. It is the idea of a higher power that aids our missions here on earth.
The final Hey, creates the other edge of the pathway, and makes clear the path that we are following. The Hebrew letters suggests that the Hospital and Organization that bears the name “Hadassah”, are honored with a Divine mission, a mitzvot of our human obligation to bring care to humanity, in the form of medicine, research and teaching.
Name: Hebrew Word Hadassah
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 31” X W 11” X D 11”
Patina: Brown
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The Word “One”
The letter Alef, points to the concept of God, and a singular energy that exists, before anything is realized or visualized in the physical plane. In Chet, the eighth letter in the Living Language we are introduced to a level above the spiritual, which is the Divine. In Dalet we are asked to walk through the door that allows us to see that our understanding of God, or the Divine, are with us in every mundane interaction, if only we would have the eyes to see what is before us.
Name: “One” X Grande
Material: Cast Bronze on Granite Base
Size: H 63.5” X W 31.5” X D 25”
Patina: Brown
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Name: Wisdom
Material: Bronze on Granite
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Patina: Brown
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Inventory Number: J11
The Hebrew Letter Definition for the Hebrew Word Wisdom
The word starts with Chet, it stands for an existence on a plane above nature, which is the Divine. Kaf connotes productivity and accomplishment, which results through mental and physical effort. The letter Mem can refer to a wise teacher and a spiritual guide or an angel. Hay is the source of all, which includes wisdom and comes to us from a singular energy. With self- knowledge, inspiration and Divine communication, we gain Wisdom, which is a gift that helps us bring order and makes sense of our world.
Wisdom can be gained from life experiences, from self reflection, looking within ourselves to our connection with the source for Divine inspiration or watching others and listening to their life stories.
It is fitting to end this word with a Hei, it reminds us that the source of all, which includes wisdom ultimately comes to us from a singular energy that unites us all.
With self- knowledge, inspiration and Divine communication, we gain Wisdom, which is a gift that helps us bring order and makes sense of our world.
Here we are reminded that all though the gifts of wisdom are available for us to incorporate into our beings, we must seek them out, and ask to be given this knowledge.
