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When studying acronyms in the Tanakh, one becomes aware of the importance of beginnings and ends. Every beginning is merely spiritual. First comes the idea. "And the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters", Gen 1:2. And however great the influence of Eastern wisdom may be, which emphasizes the importance of the way, we all know a longing for completion. That satisfying feeling that beginning and end reach out to each other in a parable. The book of the guy who attracted misfortune like cattle attract flies ends thus: "15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 16 And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even 4 generations. 17 So Job died, being old and satiated with days." This shop is dedicated to healing, salvation, deliverance, be that personally or bigger. The beginning of healing, salvation or deliverance is knowing what is missing. In Hebrew, אבדה ‘something missing’ is written with the letters resp. numerals 1–2–4–5. That looks like counting from one, but with the middle one missing. Knowing what is missing is merely spiritual. That is what you can shop here. · Erev Shavuot 5786, May 21, 2026

The shop is designed after a clothes shop. The time of employment is similar. If you change your clothes daily, you anyway need to put the whole range of the shop into your basket. But instead, I recommend to acquire the physical item:

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8 Common Acts of Heavenly Nature

9 vv.

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In the style of Pirkei Avot, R' Yéhouda compiles 8 common acts of heavenly nature, acts to be thought about and then consciously increased.

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Adam, אָנהייב

16 vv.(Ps. 92)

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אָנהייב ['Anhaiiv] is the Yiddish expression for beginning. The Midrash states that Adam—אדם [Adam] ‘man’ reads like א-דם ‘A-blood’; the soul is in the blood—composed this song for the very first Sabbath. Adam and Eve are the product of the 6th day of creation, before God ceased and rested. Yehuda haLevi, who lived a millennium earlier, knew only nations which counted time by the week, HaKuzari 1:57. "Those 7 are the eyes of the Lord, ranging over the whole Earth", Zech 4:10. Man should have a better sense for resting than the sloth. We invent incredible machines to man's relief but seem to be more stressed than any previous generation. Not only a 過労死 [Karōshi] ‘person that works himself/herself to death’ needs to connect to Adam. But he/she is the first that comes to my mind. The Sabbath law is directed to every human being, with Israel as the model. The 7 facets on the stone laid before Joshua the high priest in Zechariah's prophecy about the Måshiaḥ (3:8ff) are the 7 characteristics of the days of the week, with the 7th day on a whole new level, called holiness, namely as the window to connect with the Creator.

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The Clamp that Holds Everything Together

50 vv.(Ps. 47 Ps. 103 Ps. 40)

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God is revered by many groups. The clamp that holds everything together is He Himself, with His Hebrew name, and within the soul of every person praying, which is the most simple expression of fear and reverence.

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Equanimity, גם זו לטובה

40 vv.(Ps. 37)

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If the timed World is composed, it is divinely composed. And everything in it contributes, even our stumbling.

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Forgiveness

11 vv.(Ps. 32)

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Forgiveness is bound to a verbatim acknowledgement, as mentioned in v.5 of this psalm 32. The disciples around Isaac Luria aka ha'Ari or the Arizal confessed their sins every Erev Shabbath. Following Isaiah 52:6, הוא המדבר ‘He Who Speaks (Out)’ is so to say a designation of God.

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Guardian Angel

8 vv.(Ps. 121)

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All you need is success in a daring undertaking. Here is the starting point. The larger sizes, XL and L, are strongly recommended here.

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Health

4 vv.(Exodus 15:23-26)

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Meditate about this passage, where God declares Himself as the Chief Physician. And perhaps—if you are about to being treated by His ground staff—you will want to feel their connection to the Boss.

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Healthy Self-Confidence

7 vv.(Ps. 110)

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Jerusalem

9 vv.(Ps. 122)

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May those who love Jerusalem be at peace, v.6.

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Orientation

18 vv.(Ps. 1, 2)

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When number seems to outperform truth. When you follow others without reading the "map" yourself and—to make things worse—recognize that they too lack "map" reading.

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Peace, Silence

7 vv.(Ps. 120)

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About the value of remaining silent.

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Redemption

15 vv.(Ps. 19)

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The last word of the psalm is rooted in ג-א-ל, which has ‘to redeem/liberate/release’ as its first meaning. And that word is juxtaposed to the word צור ‘rock’.

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The Right Path

22 vv.(Ps. 25)

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To apply in case of orientation problems. This psalm 25 is an acrostic using the Alephbeit.

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Rosh Ḥodesh

35 vv.(Ps. 104)

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At the beginning of the Hebrew month.

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Safe Journey

8 vv.(--)

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Tefilat haDerech ‘Traveler's Prayer’. By way of exception this is a prayer from outside the Tanakh.

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Security

6 vv.(Ps. 23)

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When you lack confidence or protection.

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Support

194 vv.(Ps. 40, 119)

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When too many things are moving at a time and a solid rock is needed.

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Thanks, Praise

29 vv.(Ps. 119)

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Expressing thanks properly is the best preparation for the next streak of luck, just saying.

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Truth

8 vv.(Ps. 12:1-8)

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When everyone around you seems to be merely the seller of something. Truth is easier be found outside the marketplace. Truth is bound to God, His Word, His Name.

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When the Earth Quakes

14 vv.(Ps. 60)

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