"The Torah is just a long string of numbers. Some say that it's a code sent
to us from God."
- Lenny Meyer, in .
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Kabbalah Links
A doorway to the mysterious and hotly contested world of Kabbalistic theology.
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Ben Shenkman as Hasidic scholar and evangelist Lenny Meyer.
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Sean Gullette (Max Cohen)and actor/Judaica Consultant Israel "Izzy" Lifschutz.
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Divine Authorship?
Computer reveals startling word patterns!
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Max and Lenny meet in Chinatown.
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Kabbalah is an ancient aspect of Jewish mysticism dating back to the time of
Moses. Consisting largely of speculations on the nature of divinity,
creation and the soul, Kabbalah is said to have originated from the oral law
which Moses received from God. The principle root of Kabbalistic tradition
is a belief in the divinity of the Torah (the first five books of the bible),
and that by studying it one can unlock the secrets of creation.
The film not only deals with Kabbalah, but also with Gammantria, or the use
of mathematics to unlock the secrets of the Torah. Ancient Hebrews used the
alphabet as their numerical as well as there lettering system, therefor, each
letter was assigned a numerical value. For example the Hebrew "A," aleph, is
equal to one, while "B," bet, is equal to two and so on. Taking this into
consideration, we can then convert the entire Torah into a large string of
numbers. When these numbers are analyzed, patterns emerge, not unlike the
patterns revealed in the hotly contested book, "The Bible Code." Take a look
at the sites below and draw your own conclusions.
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