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In Judaism, many numbers are significant for one of more reasons.
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- Hashem[1]
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter א
- Date in the month of Tishrei when Rosh Hashanah occurs
- Yom Kippur is one day worldwide
2
- The tablets of the Ten Commandments[2]
- The loaves of challah on the Shabbat table (lekhem mishna)[2]
- Number of days of Rosh Hashanah worldwide
- Number of days of Shavuot (Diaspora)
- Times of day Shema is recited
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ב
3
- A symbol of holiness. The Holy of Holies occupied one-third, and the Holy Place two-thirds, of the entire Temple.
- There were three vessels each for the altar of burnt offering, the altar of incense, and the Ark.
- The candlestick had twice three arms (besides the shaft, which also held a lamp), and each arm had three knobs.
- The priestly blessing consists of three sections (Num. vi. 24, 25)
- In
kedusha , word "holy" is recited three times. - The patriarchs of the Jewish people[3]
- The number of prayers recited daily[3]
- The number of Shabbat meals[3]
- The number of shofar sounds[3]
- The Shalosh Ragalim (Jewish festivals): Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot[4]
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ג
- Number of aliyot for a Torah reading on a weekday or at mincha
- Date in Tishrei of the Fast of Gedalia
4
- The matriarchs of the Jewish people
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ד
- During the Pesach seder: cups of wine, questions, sons
- The Four Species taken on Sukkot
- Date in Iyar of Yom Ha'atzmaut
- Date in Tishrei of the Fast of Gedalia when postponed from Shabbat
- Date in December when the prayer for rain is first inserted into the Amidah. This is the only event in Judaism that uses the solar calendar.
5
- The books of the Pentateuch
- The books of the Megillah
- The sections of the book of Psalms
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ה
- The number of knots in the tzitzit
- Number of aliyot on Yom Tov that does not coincide with Shabbat
- Date in Iyar of Yom Hazikaron
- Number emphasized during Mimouna
6
- Number of days it took God to create the world
- The books of the Mishnah
- Total number of public fast days in a year
- Date in the month of Sivan when Shavuot occurs
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ו
- Number of aliyot on Yom Kippur
7
- The number 7 is the Divine number of completion
- The general symbol for all association with God; the favorite religious number of Judaism, typifying the covenant of holiness and sanctification, and also all that was holy and sanctifying in purpose
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ז
- The Seven Laws of Noah
- The menorah in the Temple had seven lamps
- Acts of atonement and purification were accompanied by a sevenfold sprinkling
- Every seventh year of the Hebrew calendar is a Sabbatical year[5]
- A full week of shiva is seven days; the term "shiva" refers to the seven-day period
- Number of blessings in the Sheva Brachot[5]
- A woman in niddah following menstruation must count seven "clean days" prior to immersion in the mikvah
- Number of days of Sukkot[5]
- Number of days of Pesach (Israel)[5]
- Blessings in the Amidah of Shabbat, Yom Tov, and Musaf (except Rosh Hashanah)
- Number of aliyot on Shabbat[5]
8
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ח
- The day on which a Jewish boy is circumcised
- Total number of days of Yom Tov in a year in Israel
- Number of days of Chanukah
- Number of days of Pesach (Diaspora)
- The number of strings in each corner of the tzitzit
9
- The number of months before a baby is born
- Number of branches of the Chanukah menorah
- Blessings in the Amidah of Musaf on Rosh Hashanah
- Date in the month of Av when Tisha B'Av occurs. The days from Rosh Chodesh Av until Tisha B'Av are considered a period of mourning known as The Nine Days
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ט
10
- The Ten Commandments[6]
- The Ten Days of Repentance in Tishrei
- Date in the month of Tishrei when Yom Kippur occurs
- Date in the month of Tevet when the fast of the Tenth of Tevet occurs
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter י
- Number of Jews required for a minyan[6]
- Ten Martyrs
11
- Stars in Joseph's dream
- Date in which the Fast of Esther is observed when Purim falls on Sunday
12
- There were twelve loaves of show-bread on the shulchan (table) in the Beit Hamikdash
- Sons of Jacob[6]
- Tribes of Israel[6]
- Stones of the Hoshen
- Age at which Bat Mitzvah is attained (Orthodox tradition)
13
- Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
- Jewish principles of faith according to Maimonides
- Age at which Bar Mitzvah is attained
- Number of days of Yom Tov in a year (Diaspora)
- Months in a leap year on the Hebrew calendar
- Date in Adar (or Adar II in leap years) of the Fast of Esther
14
- The number of steps in the Passover seder
- Date in the month of Iyar when Pesach Sheni occurs
- Date in the month of Adar (Adar II in leap years) when Purim occurs
15
- One of two numbers that is written differently from the conventions of writing numbers in Hebrew in order to avoid writing the name of G-d.[7] The other is 16.
- Date of the Hebrew month on which the full moon occurs. Several holidays occur on this date: Pesach, Tu B'Av, Sukkot, Tu B'Shevat, and Shushan Purim.
16
- One of two numbers that is written differently from the conventions of writing numbers in Hebrew in order to avoid writing the name of G-d. The other is 15.
17
- Date in the month of Tammuz when the fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz occurs
18
- Gematria of "CHAI" חַי, the Hebrew word for life. Numbers evenly divisible by this number are considered good luck.
- The maximum number of minutes matzah is allowed to bake in order to be considered kosher for Pesach
- Date in the month of Iyar when Lag Ba'omer occurs
19
- The number of years in a cycle in which the date on the lunar calendar matches the date on the solar calendar
- Blessings in the weekday Amidah
20
22
- The letters in the Hebrew alphabet
- Years in which Jacob and Joseph were separated
23
- Number of judges needed to carry out a trial for capital punishment in Judaism
24
- Total number of books in the Tanakh
25
26
- Gematria of G-d's Name
27
- Date in Nisan of Yom HaShoah
28
- Frequency in years of Birkat Hachama
- Date in Iyar of Yom Yerushalayim
29
- The number of days in some months of the Hebrew calendar
30
- The number of days in some months of the Hebrew calendar
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ל
33
- Celebrated day during the Counting of the Omer known as "Lag BaOmer"
40
- Years in the desert
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter מ
- Days and nights of rain during the flood that occurred at the time of Noah
- Isaac's age at marriage to Rebecca
- Esau's age at marriage to his first two wives
- Number of days Jonah prophesies will pass before Nineveh is destroyed. They repent in the interim.
- Number of se'ah (volume measurement of water) in a mikveh (ritual bath)
- Number of years of the reign of David, Solomon, and the most righteous judges in the book of Judges
42
- Letters in one of G-d's Divine Names
49
- Number of nights of counting of the Omer
50
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter נ
- Frequency of the Yovel year
54
- Total number of parashahs
60
63
- Total tractates in the six books of the Mishnah
70
- Members of the Sanhedrin
- Life of King David
- Years between the destruction of the first and construction of the Second Temple
- Year (AD) of the Destruction of the Second Temple
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ע
- Number of scribes who translated the Septuagint
80
90
100
- Total number of times the shofar is sounded on each day of Rosh Hashanah
- The gematria of the Hebrew letter ק
120
- Life of Moses
147
- Life of Jacob
150
- Number of psalms
175
- Life of Abraham
180
- Life of Isaac
200
245
- Words in the Shema prayer
248
- Total number of positive mitzvot
300
365
- Length of the solar calendar (which has significance in Judaism)
- Total number of negative commandments
374
- Total number of years the First Temple stood
400
586
- Total number of years the Second Temple stood
600
601
613
- Total number of mitzvot
702
930
- Life of Adam
950
- Life of Noah
969
- Life of Methuselah, the longest lived person according to the Book of Genesis
304,805
- Total number of letters in the Torah
References
- ^ Yaffa Ganz, Who Knows One?: A Book of Jewish Numbers, Nanuet, N.Y.: Feldheim Publishers, 1981. ISBN 0-87306-285-X.
- ^ a b Yaffa Ganz, Who Knows One?: A Book of Jewish Numbers, Nanuet, N.Y.: Feldheim Publishers, 1981. ISBN 0-87306-285-X.
- ^ a b c d Yaffa Ganz, Who Knows One?: A Book of Jewish Numbers, Nanuet, N.Y.: Feldheim Publishers, 1981. ISBN 0-87306-285-X.
- ^ Yaffa Ganz, Who Knows One?: A Book of Jewish Numbers, Nanuet, N.Y.: Feldheim Publishers, 1981. ISBN 0-87306-285-X.
- ^ a b c d e Gabriella Samuel, The Kabbalah Handbook: A Concise Encyclopedia of Terms and Concepts in Jewish Mysticism, New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2007. p. 242. ISBN 1-58542-560-5.
- ^ a b c d Gabriella Samuel, The Kabbalah Handbook: A Concise Encyclopedia of Terms and Concepts in Jewish Mysticism, New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2007. p. 243. ISBN 1-58542-560-5.
- ^ Wayne Dosick, Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice, New York: HarperCollins, 1995. p. 155. ISBN 0-06-062179-6.
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