{"product_id":"gematria-refigured-hardcover","title":"Gematria Refigured (hardcover)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"max-w-full prose-h2:text-xl prose-h3:text-lg prose-h4:text-base prose-headings:first:mt-0 text-gray-600 font-normal leading-6\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGematria\u003c\/i\u003e is a polarizing topic. While many love it, many others view it with skepticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nWhat is the purpose of \u003ci\u003egematria?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nCan we truly learn anything from the numerical representation of words? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nWhat is beneath these creative yet apparently simplistic interpretations?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n \r\nWhile jointly pursuing semichah and a PhD in mathematics, it seemed natural for \u003cb\u003eElie Feder\u003c\/b\u003e to love \u003ci\u003egematria\u003c\/i\u003e. However, he was bothered by these compelling questions. That is, until he discovered the purpose of \u003ci\u003egematria\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\n \r\nGematria Refigured \u003c\/b\u003epresents the discoveries that led to the author’s transformation from a \u003ci\u003egematria\u003c\/i\u003e skeptic to a \u003ci\u003egematria\u003c\/i\u003e lover. It develops a theory which elucidates how the \u003ci\u003eTorah\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChazal\u003c\/i\u003e use \u003ci\u003egematria\u003c\/i\u003e to direct us toward a very specific type of idea. Through its many examples,  this work illustrates how \u003ci\u003egematria\u003c\/i\u003e can help us uncover novel insights, while providing interesting and clearly formulated perspectives into many \u003ci\u003emitzvos\u003c\/i\u003e, themes, and stories in \u003ci\u003eTanach.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n \r\n“Both fascinating and eye-opening… I highly recommend that the tzibbur learns through this work.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\n- Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits\u003c\/b\u003e, Rosh Yeshiva, Aish HaTorah and the Jerusalem Kollel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\n\r\n“Rabbi Elie Feder has ‘redeemed’ gematria in a most beautiful and erudite way.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\n- Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz\u003c\/b\u003e, Rav, Kehillas Ohr Somayach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This book has paved a path to understand the hidden riddle [of gematria].”\r\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e–Rav Asher Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElie Feder\u003c\/b\u003e received Yoreh Yoreh and Yadin Yadin semichos from his rebbi, Rabbi Yisrael Chait. He also received a PhD in mathematics from CUNY Graduate Center. Elie has been a maggid shiur at Yeshiva Bnei Torah and a mathematics professor at Kingsborough Community College since 2004. He has published many papers and delivered many talks in graph theory, his field of mathematics research. 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