chana-learns-to-write:“איש | אשה” by: Chana Corna This is an artwork I made fo
chana-learns-to-write: “איש | אשה” by: Chana Corna This is an artwork I made for my sister, who is getting married next week IY”H. Its based on the passage in the Talmud, which states: "Rabbi Akiva expounded: If a husband (‘Ish’) and wife (‘Isha’) are worthy the Divine Presence dwells between them; if they are not fire consumes them.“ The difference between the word איש and אשה are the letters Yud and Hei, which spell Hashem’s name. Without these letters, the words are just אש - fire. Fire means strong passion, but it can also mean destruction. You play with fire and you get burned. Sometimes in relationships we begin with strong passion, only to find that it fizzles and dies. Or worse, it combusts. So how do we temper the fire, channel it as a force of lasting good? It is through the addition of the letters ‘Yud’ and ‘Hei’, which spell Hashem’s name. When Hashem is in our lives, we transform the fire into a strong and positive force, which does not consume, but creates. (Note: If you want to use this image, please be sure to credit me as the artist! Thanks!) -- source link
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