Zayin

This is Gmar Chulin, the Daf Kof, Chof, Ches.

And we're holding on Kof, Chof, Zayin, Amud The Beis.

We're about twelve lines from the bottom at the two dots, which we quote the Mishnah, "Nishkatah Habehemah".

And the Mishnah taught us that in what way does it become Chovshah LeKabbal Tumah by the dam of the Behemah, according to Shitah of Rabbi Meir.

We are crossing out of 5786, and today we're crossing into 5787.

How many remember last year we talked about the year of the Vav? Remember that conversation? Today I want to tell you that you're stepping into the year of the Zayin.

The zayin is the picture of a sword.

And many people believe that it is a sword, a sword of divine protection and vengeance on enemies.

We do not need to say that the Rambam's oiki like Yerushalmi.

We could say that the Rambam sees the machloket between Shamus, Peh, Aleph, and Reish and Zayin, Ayin, Dalet, that the-- the Kripur is there.

Correct.

Okay, masken.

But on this day we make it as if the 13th, when you found it, was the seventh day of its purity, and it had already been sprinkled before.

Zayn.

He finds a knife tied to a knife that he knows.

what it is, whether it's Tomei or Tahar.

We are coming into a year which is representative of pay 80 and the number seven Shabbat rest.

But it is a rest that is recognized by the Hebrew letter number Zayin.

which is representative of righteousness.

It's like having a righteous weapon.

Okay, so the 80s of 5787, we get this imagery of the mouth.

And now we're entering into the seventh year, or I'm going to butcher it, but the year Zayin.

And this letter, this number is associated with the imagery of a weapon or a sword.

Now, I don't build my theology around Hebrew year symbolism.

Ches, Tes, Aleph.

Egos is Aleph, Gimel, Vav, Zayin.

In higher mathematics that is the same numerical value.

And therefore we assume that we don't want to be reminded of any sin on Rosh Hashanah.