613: The ultimate irony...

 17 Sivan 5785 | י"ז סיון ה'תשפ"ה

 

613* 

 

 ...is that today, the day we were alerted that Iran is attacking us, is FRIDAY THE 13TH.

Not only that, today's date, June 13, is numerically written as 6/13 (at least in the US). 

Remind anyone of anything? 

For many of the nations of the world, Friday the 13th is an inauspicious day. An unlucky day. (Other numbers are said to take on this role, for example some of the lands of the Far East have a different number. But, today I'm focusing on 13.)

For Jews, however, especially appreciated by those who speak Hebrew and are aware of gematria, 13 is a particularly auspicious day. Very positive words in Hebrew add up to 13:

Love — ahava — אהבה

One — echad — אחד

God (the unpronounced name) is double-13, or 26. יהוה

And yet another layer: 613 is the number of mitzvoth in the Torah. 
Whatever we can take on today, we should do now. Shabbat is upon us, for a start, even if we have to keep it in our shelters.

 

IRAN, YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE WORLD. 

YOU ARE ATTACKING GOD as well as the JEWS.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.

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Shabbat shalom umevorach to all the Jews of the world, and a great weekend to all the people who love God enough to love His people too. 

 

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*Thanks to a neighbor in my neighborhood for the heads-up about the 6 in 613. Another neighbor advises that the alternate way to write the date, 13/6, is also auspicious; it refers to the Hebrew words ביד חזקה (b'yad hazakah, with a strong hand...).  

More reading: 

R' Green: Reflections on 6/13 | Israel Unwired: Open miracles, living prophecy — the night that shook the world!!! | Shmuel Sackett: Iran vs. HaShem (!!!)| YWN, from the 'mailbag': June 17, 2025: How Megillas Koheles points to this date as "Eis Shalom" — the final pre-Mashiach era |

 

Videos:

 H/T Tomer Devorah: (short) Hodu l'Hashem Ki Tov (HEB w/English subs) | also there, more videos underneath!...some with English, most only in Hebrew. | Pulse of Israel: The night Israel changed the world  plus: The fall of Israel's enemies: A historical shift you need to see; Iran thought we'd break. They awakened the Jewish Lion[ess]. | Israel Unwired: This Iranian propaganda video came back to bite them big time! |