Your Name Is Your Blessing: Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings

by Benjamin Blech; Elaine Blech

Publisher:

Jason Aronson, Inc.

, 2012

Overview

Your Name Is Your Blessing: Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings represents the first time that the secrets of the Kabbalah, the mystical teachings of Jewish spiritual leaders, were introduced to the general public for the purpose of explaining the profound meanings hidden in every person’s name. Even now, Your Name is Your Blessing remains alone in its application of Kabbalistic teachings to the choice and understanding of one’s name. A name tells a story that captures a person’s character and personality, and Your Name Is Your Blessing, Benjamin and Elaine Blech provide a guide to understanding what your name says about you and your life. The Blechs give the gematria—the total numerical value of a word, which is the starting point for kabbalistic analysis—for hundreds of names, as well as Biblical words, phrases, and blessings associated with this numerical value.

Praise for Your Name Is Your Blessing

This edition, with a new introduction, is one of many resources that can help in the Jewish naming process. It is unique in that it covers the mystical, or kabbalistic, meaning of each name, the premise being that a name is a book and can predict the type of person the child will be. More than 700 names are featured, in Hebrew and English, from ancient biblical to modern Israeli. This book would be useful for traditional (Orthodox) Jewish families in unlocking mystical teachings. The personal qualities in the names and ldquo;the blessingrdquo; (what lies ahead for the child) will be of interest. Recommended as needed for public and congregational libraries.

The usefulness of this volume is. . . [for] those interested in Kabbalah and/or gematria.

Product Details

• Title : Your Name Is Your Blessing: Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings
• Authors:
  • Blech, Rabbi Benjamin
  • Blech, Elaine
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2012
• ISBN: 9781461632689

About the Authors

Rabbi Benjamin Blech is a nationally recognized educator, religious leader, author, and lecturer. He served for almost four decades as a congregational rabbi while concurrently serving as Professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University. He has lectured to Jewish communities around the world and his previous books, including Understanding Judaism and Secrets of Hebrew Words–as well as his articles, both scholarly and popular–have enjoyed international distribution and acclaim. For the first time his wife, Elaine Blech, who has always shared his interest in Jewish scholarship and mysticism, joins him in this collaborative effort.