Maharal - Ner Mitzvah 2: The Deeper Meaning of the Number 4

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September 16 2014
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Venue: OU-JLIC at Queens College OU-JLIC at Queens College

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Collections: Rabbi Charnoff Ner Mitzvah

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Why do there have to be exactly four Kingdoms/Exiles over the course of Jewish history? What is the depth and meaning of the number four (4)? The Maharal explains how for is the essential number of dispersion, moving away from the singular and indivisible center point which represents God.

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