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is and has the numerical value of fourteen. Each spouse uses their hand
(equaling fourteen) to reach out to the other, connecting the other spouse
to them by this procedure and thereby bringing the total to fifteen. And
fifteen is the numerical value of Hashem’s Name
The Torah binds the two letters of Hashem’s Name, the which
represents our temporal world and the upper worlds which are represented
by the letter , and bridges the gap between them. Thus Torah preserves
the existence of Creation, and those who learn Torah help sustain its pulse
of life.
“And he sent the raven out and it went back and
forth until the water dried up from the land”
(Bereishit 8:7)
