22 אותיות–ויקטוריה חנה Twenty two (22) letters-Victoria Hanna

jewishhenna:

SHE’S BACK

Victoria Hanna, the Mizrahi Israeli artist responsible for the crazy-addictive Aleph-Bet song we were all obsessed with this past spring, has released a phenomenal new song, with lyrics from Sefer Yetzirah (a medieval Qabbalistic text) about the creation of the world through the power of the Hebrew letters.

עשרים ושתים אותיות יסוד
Twenty-two letters of foundation
חקוקות בקול חצובות ברוח קבועות בפה בחמשה מקומות
Engraved in voice, carved in breath, set in the mouth, in five sites —
בגרון
In the throat
בחיך בלשון
In the palate, in the tongue
בשניים בשפתיים
In the teeth, in the lips.
עשרים ושתים אותיות שקשר בלשונו
Twenty-two letters which [G!d] tied into [Abraham’s] tongue
וגילה את סודו
And revealed its secret.
משכן במים דלקן באש רעשן ברוח בערן בשבעה
[G!d] drew them in water, lit them in fire, rattled them in air, burnt them with the seven [planets]
נהגן בשנים עשר מזלות
Guided them with the twelve constellations.
עשרים ושתים אותיות
Twenty-two letters —
חקקן, חצבן, שקלן, המירן, צרפן, צר בהן נפש כל יצור וכל העתיד לצור
[G!d] engraved them, carved them, weighed them, permuted them, transformed them, painted with them the essence of every created thing and every thing that is yet to be formed.

Just in time for Rosh haShana, the anniversary of the world’s creation!

What The Signs Want

  • Aries: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Taurus: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Gemini: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Cancer: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Leo: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Virgo: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Libra: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Scorpio: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Sagittarius: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Capricorn: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Aquarius: Justice For Sandra Bland
  • Pisces: Justice For Sandra Bland
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