Blood and Lymph of Jewish Nation
Numbers 8:1-12:16 In the wisdom of the Kabbalah, the Jewish people are seen as a single body. This body has different organs. For example, a Rebbe is viewed as an acronym, Rosh of Bnei Yisrael – the head of the children of Israel. I was always curios about the meaning of other organs of this mystical body – the nation of Israel. Driving from New York this past Friday, my wife, Leah, who is a biologist/biophysicist, told me about the new discovery in human anatomy. One would think that by now, we surely know the anatomy of human body that had been studied for millennia. But there it was – scientists discovered new vessels in human brain. These are not blood vessels, however. These are lymphatic vessels. Everyone is familiar with the cardiovascular system responsible [...]