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The number three is used in the Torah to mediate between two opposing or contradictory values. The third value mediates, reconciles, and connects the two. Three is the number of truth. Time is divided into three portions: The past, the present, and the future. The position in time that is most expressive of the non-physical is the present, because it is so fleeting and instantaneous. The function of that time, the present, is its service as connector. The number three expresses connection. According to Jewish law, once something is done three times it is considered a permanent thing. This is called a “chazakah[1]“. Once we have done something three times, we have connected to it and connected it to this world. The number three represents permanence. That’s why we do things in threes, since it adds strength to our acts. The Significance of The Number Three By Rabbi Dr. Hillel ben David (Greg Killian)
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 07:41:42 +0000

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