The concept that the Jews were exiled from Israel as a punishment from G-d for needless hatred. A term for those Jews that live outside of Israel, even now that it is a sovereign state. After the Torah is read, one person is honored with securing the scroll with a sash and covering it with other decorations.
Hebrew letters can also serve as numbers like Roman numerals.
Sometimes words are analyzed for their numerical equivalents to explain Jewish concepts. Yiddish greeting on the Sabbath. Yiddish greeting after Shabbos is over. Yiddish greeting after the Sabbath is over. Yiddish greeting during Jewish Festivals.