What does Hessed have to do with Avraham being Yaakov’s
grandfather. The answer is that Yaakov is the father of Israel, the father of
the Jewish nation. The strength and spiritual power that Israel gets comes from
the actions and behaviors during Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov’s lives. Yaakov,
however, is also called Israel in the Torah and therefore we are mostly
connected to him (Benei Yisrael=the children of Israel, of Yaakov).
The Ben Ish Chai provides a beautiful answer. When we look
at Avraham Avinu we directly connect him with Hessed (kindess from Hashem). How
do we know that we, the Children of Israel (Yaakov), also receive this Hessed
that Avarahm represents given from Hashem? From the name Avraham itself!
Avraham is Aleph-Bet-Resh-Hei-Mem (1-2-200-5-40), which has a numerical value
of 248. Yaakov’s numerical value (10-70-100-6-2) is 188 when spelled with the
Vav between the Kuf and Bet. If we add the letters of Yaakov’s name from the
Torah, Yisrael Yeshurun, the letters
add up to 11, which makes our calculation 199. If we add the letters of all the
names of the Children of Yaakov (the 12 shevatim,
tribes), which represent all of Am Yisrael throughout the world, we get 49.
49+199=248.
We see from the essence of Yaakov (his name itself, the
letters of the name given to him by G-d in the Torah, and the letters of all
his children’s names) the Hessed that Avraham received in the world is also
given to Yaakov and all the future generations of Israel (also us). So smile,
because Hashem’s kindness radiates the world and each one of us no matter what
spiritual level we are on!
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