Mathematics

The Basis of Jewish Mathematical Education

Transforming Crisis into Opportunity

One of the most well known pieces of Jewish liturgy is Adon Olam, a 10 verse poem recited before the morning prayers (Shacharit) every day, and

Gematria: Rectifying Intermarriage and Secu...

This year the Jewish calendar has 13 months instead of the usual 12 and therefore it is known as a “pregnant year.” It is as

Phi, Fibonacci Series, Golden Ratio, Tzlofc...

Letter Filling

At times, the numerical value of a letter or word is given using another technique known asmilui (“filling”; pl., miluim). Here, not only are the letters given

Torah and Mathematics: Gematria Tools: Fini...

Definition Finite differences is a simple tabular method used to extend series of integer numbers forwards and backwards. Given, for example three numbers a, b,

Gematria (Hebrew Numerology) Index of Tools...

Gematria is one of the 32 exegetical methods used by the sages to interpret the Torah. Gematria allows us to analyze the Torah (or any

Torah and Mathematics: Happy Numbers, Singu...

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The Atbash Letter Transformation (אתבש)

At-bash is a basic “reflective” transformation pattern, wherein the first and last letters of the alef-beit transform into one another, as do the second and second-to-last, and

Introduction to Letter Transformations (ח�...

The Hebrew term for letter transformations is chilufei otiyot , which literally means “the interchanging of letters. There are a number of different transformation schemes used in