Perek 72

[Bentzion Meltzer]

The Baal Shem Tov taught:

Regarding thoughts1, there are many different types of thoughts, some
good, some evil. But even within falsehood there is truth, for the
numerical value of falsehood – SheKeR – is 600, which is inclusive of
truth – EmeTh – the numerical value of which is 441.2

1 Ben Porath Yoseph 126c
2 This teaching is found in the quoted source immediately after the
teaching of #71, and continues the same idea. All evil and falsehood
conceals within it the good and the true, as alluded to by the
numerical values – the numerical value of evil (280) is also greater
than of good (17), the large difference perhaps implying that good is
frequently extremely hidden within evil, whereas falsehood must
contain a large amount of truth in order for it to be accepted.


Translation and Commentary by Rabbi Yehoshua Starrett and reprinted
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