Rosh Chodesh Av - The Significance of the Month's Permutation of Hashem's Name

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Ha'aretz. And every month has a different permutation. There are 12 ways to spin to spell the Yud Kay Vav Kay. And each way is alluded to in a particular pasuk. So, for example, Tammuz is Yud Kay Vav Kay backward, Hey Vav followed by Hey Yud as alluded to the pasuk v'chol zeh einenu shaveli. Chodesh Av is the chodesh of Hey Vav followed by Yud and Hey as in the pasuk Haskeis u'Shma Yisrael Hayom. Be attentive. Be attentive. So, the first thing we could point out is that the sense of Chodesh Av is Shmi'ah. And that fits beautifully in the pasuk of Haskeis u'Shma Yisrael Hayom. So,

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1. 0:30Ha'aretz. And every month has a different permutation. There are 12 ways to spin to spell…
2. 1:02as in the pasuk Haskeis u'Shma Yisrael Hayom. Be attentive. Be attentive. So, the first thing…
3. 1:32Chodesh Av Shmi'ah. But moreover, when you notice the Shem Havaya of this month, it's Havaya…
4. 2:03the permutation designated for Chodesh Av? Why is it that when we refer to Hashem's name,…
5. 2:33Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, a sameach between Yom Kippur and Sukkos, a sameach. But between…

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