Eishet Chayil – the letter Zayin (ז)
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A lesson in English on Eishet Chayil (Proverbs 31), on the verse that begins with the letter Zayin (verse 16).
Eishet Chayil is an alphabetical acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the next letter of the alef-bet, traditionally recited on Friday night.
It belongs to the series “Eishet Chayil (English)” (lesson 5 of 13).
Lesson summary AI-generated
- A lesson on the verse that begins with the letter Zayin, about a woman who looks at a field and sees its potential.
- The Hebrew word used means to consider or envision, and the lesson reads it as the ability to dream and then to act on the dream.
- A discussion of dreams in Jewish thought, and how to dream about a marriage, relationships or a child.
- Dreams need to be flexible: accepting reality and working with it, step by step, rather than clinging to the picture in the mind.
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- Letter Zayin
- Eishet Chayil
- Proverbs 31
Source: Rebbetzin Esther Piekarski’s YouTube channel · YouTube
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