Number 7

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kallah walking around 7 times under the chupa

7 blood sprinklings

7 Heavens

1. Shabbat is the 7th day of the week.

2. There are 7 weeks in the counting of the Omer before

Shavuot. (Leviticus 23:15)

3. In Israel, there are 7 days of Passover and Sukkot.

(Leviticus 23:6, 34)

4. Every 7th year, the land lays fallow during Shmita

(Sabbatical year). (Leviticus 25:4)

5. After 7 cycles of Shmita, we have a Jubilee year (Yovel).

(Leviticus 25:8)

6. When a close relative dies, we sit Shiva for 7 days.

7. On Sukkot we shake 7 species – 1 Lulav, 1 Esrog, 2 willows,

and 3 myrtles.

8. Yitro, the first real convert to Judaism, had 7 different

names, and 7 daughters (one who married Moses).

9. Moses was born and died on the same day – the 7th of Adar.

10. Our Sukkah huts are “visited” by 7 guests – Abraham, Isaac,

Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph and David.

11. The Menorah in the Temple had 7 branches.

12. Achashvarosh, King of Persia during the miracle of Purim,

held a party for 7 days. (Esther 1:5)

13. There are 7 holidays in the Jewish year: Rosh Hashana, Yom

Kippur, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot.

14. In addition to the 613 Commandments, the Sages added 7

more.

15. There are 7 Noachide Laws pertaining to all humanity.

16. At every Jewish wedding, 7 blessings are recited (Sheva

Brachot).

17. Each Shabbat, 7 people are called to the Torah reading

(Aliyot).

18. The first verse in the Torah contains 7 words (and 28

letters).

19. Our Matriarch Leah had 7 children – six sons and one

daughter.

20. There were 7 days of preparation for the construction of

the Tabernacle in the desert. (Leviticus 8:35)

21. Traditionally, the bride circles the groom 7 times under

the Chuppah (wedding canopy).

22. We wind the Tefillin straps around the arm 7 times.

23. Moses was the 7th generation after Abraham.

24. Each plague in Egypt lasted 7 days.

25. In Pharaoh’s dreams there were 7 cows and 7 stalks of

grain. (Genesis 41)

26. The Biblical contamination period typically lasts 7 days.

(Leviticus 13:4)

27. God created 7 levels of heaven. (Hence the expression, “I’m

in 7th heaven!”)

28. On Shabbat and holidays, we recite 7 blessings in the

silent Amidah.

29. There are 7 special species of produce by which the Land of

Israel is praised: wheat, barley, grapes, pomegranates, figs,

olives, and dates. (Deut. 8:8)

30. The world has 7 continents.

31. The 7 weeks of the Omer correspond to the 7 “sefirot,” the

7 behavior traits in which we serve God: kindness, strength,

beauty, triumph, splendor, foundation, and kingship.

32. Noah sent the dove and the raven out of the Ark for 7 days

to inspect the weather conditions. (Genesis 8:10)

33. 7 nations warred with Israel: Canaanites, Hittites,

Hivites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.

34. On Yom Kippur, the High Priest sprinkled the blood in the

Temple 7 times. (Leviticus 16)

35. The Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashana occurs, surprisingly,

in the 7th month — Tishrei. (Leviticus 23:24)

36. The Jewish calendar, largely lunar, has a cycle of

intercalation that contains 7 leap years during each 19-year

period.

37. There are 7 notes on the musical scale.

38. A Kohen (priest) should participate in the burial of 7

relatives: father, mother, sister, brother, son, daughter, and

spouse. (Leviticus 21:2)

39. We dance 7 circles (hakafot) on the holiday of Simchat

Torah.

40. The smallest allowable dimension of a Sukkah is 7 by 7

handbreadths.

41. The world has 7 seas.

42. Joshua led the Jewish People around the walls of Jericho 7

times before the walls fell. (Joshua 6:15)

43. Jacob worked for Laban for 7 years (twice) in order to

marry his daughters. (Genesis 29:27)

44. The Holy Temple contained 7 gates of entry.

45. We recite 7 blessings every day before and after the

“Shema” — 3 in the morning and 4 at night.

46. The Talmud lists 7 female prophets: Sarah, Miriam, Deborah,

Hannah, Avigail, Chuldah, and Esther.

47. A Jewish servant regains freedom in the 7th year. (Exodus

21:2)

48. We conclude our Yom Kippur prayers by proclaiming7 times,

“The Lord is God!”

49. A Jewish wedding is followed by 7 days of celebration

(Sheva Brachot).

With blessings from Jerusalem,

Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Aish.com

Bar Shattya:

7 days of the week is not a jewish thing (except in ancient persia)

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-7 hakafos on Simchas Torah

-7 times a tzadik falls & gets up (Mishlei 24:16)

-Chana & her 7 sons

-Leah had 6 shvatim & Dinah

-7 prakim in Michah

-7 years Yaakov worked for Rachel

-Paroh had the dream of the 7 fat cows & the 7 sheaves…

-Yisro had 7 daughters (Shmos 2:16)

-Noah took 7 pairs of kosher animals…in 7 days it would rain…

-7 altars (Bamidbar 23:1,14,29)

-7 shofaros (Yehoshua 6:4,6,8,13)

there are many more!

isnt there a booze called sheva sheva or something like that?