Women of Holy Blossom: Rosh Chodesh Sivan

About the Month of Sivan – Zodiac sign Gemini

Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar counting from Nissan. The number three in Judaism has a mystical connotation. Moses was the third child in his family, the Israelites began the three-day process of preparing themselves to receive the Torah on the third of Sivan and God divided the Jews into three groups with different roles: the Kohanim, the Levites and the rest of the Jews Yisrael. There are three Patriarchs, Abraham, represents Kindness, Isaac represents Prayer, Jacob represents the study of Torah. Jacob’s name equals 182 as Jacob (in Hebrew, “Yaakov”): yud-ayin-kuf-beit = 10 + 70 + 100 + 2 = 182.  Also in Gematria is equal to seven times the name of G/d or 182, as it is 7×26=182.

The letter ז tzain, is the 7th letter in the alphabet and its significance alludes to Teferet which means beauty.  Moses was the seventh generation from Abraham, the world was created in 7 days, Torah was given on the 7th day of the week etc.

The Tribe of the Month: Zebulum, he was the supporter of his brother Issachar (Nisan), both were partners Zebulum worked while his brother studied Torah.

The Limb of the Month: the left foot. How the Israelites came to Sinai?  By foot, in Nissan, the limb of the month was the right foot. Now they used both feet, making it easier to travel. Therefore, the attribute of this month is Motion, meaning walk, move. Through the study of Torah, you move and travel from one level to another higher level which leads you through pleasant and peaceful pathways wide and narrow ultimately bringing you harmony to the soul, your home, your work or the world.

In Sivan, we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, when the Torah was revealed and given from G/d to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai. The Torah is considered the world print of the world. Our sages have compared it to a wedding between G/d and the Jewish people, each one being a ½ to make a Whole, as in the written and oral Torah each aspect can’t be one without the other.

The permutation of the month is יוהה ( yud-vav-hei-hei) from the Book of Exodus, chapter 26, v19-20.

On Shavuot, we read the story of Ruth, the Moabite princess who abandoned everything safe and familiar to follow her mother-in-law Naomi to Israel, to a life of physical rigour and spiritual truth. Her story is the story of all of us this month, as we try to move beyond our limited grasp of truth and move closer to the whole picture we saw at Sinai.

The month of Sivan gives us the unique opportunity to go beyond the surface of the physical world and reveal the deeper spiritual meaning hidden within us.

Ken Yehi Ratzon!

Tere Quiroz, on behalf of Women of Holy Blossom

Sunday May 21, 2023, 9am ET

Please visit this page for the Zoom link and details https://holyblossom.org/rosh-chodesh/