The secret lesson hidden in the Hebrew alphabet | Rabbi Eliyahu Maksumov #torah

You know, in the English alphabet, I cannot explain to you why the A looks the way it does or the B looks the way it does. It's just a configurated the way it is and it sounds the way it is just because people decided that's how it should be. But in the Hebrew alphabet, there's much [music] depth and there's a lot of intrinsic meaning. Now, let's take a look at these two letters, Gimel and Dalet. The Gimel looks like a little man. He looks like he's stretching out his hand. I look like a Gimel right now. I have to My two legs stationed firmly to the ground and I'm stretching out my hand because that's what I'm doing. I'm being a Gimel. >> [music] >> And the Gemara tells us that the word Gimel comes from the word Gemilut Chassadim, Chassadim, which means to do acts of kindness, to be a giver. Now, to be a giver, you need a receiver. Who's the next letter after the Gimel? The Dalet. The Dalet looks like he's just stretching out his hand. Dalet comes from the word Dal, which [music] means poor. The Dalet is poor. He's asking for help. The Gimel understands how difficult it is to be on the receiving end. So, when he approaches the Dalet, he approaches him out of sensitivity. He approaches him from the back. He doesn't want him to know who his benefactor is. So, he approaches him right from the back and he's giving to him. And the Dalet is taking, but he has no idea who is giving to him. And that's the secret to what it means to be a giver. When [music] you give, don't make the person feel uncomfortable. Make sure it's almost look as though you're they're doing you a favor. Pay attention who who's running after who. I would think the Dalet should be running after the Gimel, but no, it's the Gimel that's running after the Dalet. And when the Gimel gives, he makes sure to give it inconspicuously, hiddenly, to make sure the Dalet will never find out who his benefactor is. But now, take a look at the next letter after Dalet. After Dalet goes Hey. You know what Hey stands for? Hey stands for Hashem. Because in the end of the day, although the Dalet receives from the Gimel, he knows who his true benefactor is. And that benefactor is no other than >> [music] >> Hashem. Whenever you give, give out of sensitivity. And when you take, remember it's really truly coming from the one above.