Kabbalah of Information: The Theory of Likeness

• Author: EDUARD SHYFRIN
• Published date: 27 September 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

1. The Creation can be represented as an information space of concepts expressed in symbols.

2. In the information space, distance is determined by the difference in complexity (in the meaning of the concepts).

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3. The distance between two identical concepts equals zero.

4. Once a certain critical distance is covered, the exchange of information stops. (Just as in our physical world, tactile information exchange stops at a certain distance; similarly, there are distances at which auditory and visual exchanges are no longer possible.)

5. The human soul has the image of the Tree of Life (Sefirot), and the 'distance' between the soul and the Tree of Life is determined by how much our mental concepts resemble the concepts of the Tree of Life.

In this article, we will look at the practical application of the Theory of likeness to find hidden connections in the Torah and gain a deeper understanding of its concepts. We will thereby try to reduce the distance between ourselves and the Tree of Life.

Instructions from the Most High

1. Terumah 25:10 reads, "They shall make an Ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high."

2. Terumah 25:17 reads, "Overlay this Tabernacle with pure gold and golden rings and poles to carry the Ark. You shall make a cover of pure gold with two gold Cherubim on both ends of the cover."

3. Terumah 27:1 reads, "Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it shall be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide."

4. In Noah 6:15, the Most High instructs Noah on how to build the Ark: "This is how you shall build it: the ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high."

Given that there is no superfluous information in the Torah, and each symbol has a deep meaning, it is essential to answer the question of why the Most High specified the dimensions above and what they mean.

To that end, let us journey into mathematics.

The Golden Ratio

Around 300 BCE, the founder of geometry, Euclid of Alexandria, offered the definition of a certain proportion, subsequently named 'the golden ratio.'

The value of C is determined by the following formula: AB / AC = AC / CB. C divides segment AB proportionately: = 1.6180339887... is an irrational number. However, it turns out that, mystically, this number plays a major role in the Creation. We see it in geometry, the structure of galaxies, quantum physics, biology, the design of plants, in art and architecture.

It has been used intuitively by sculptors, artists, and architects who understand that this proportion is aesthetically pleasing to the human eye.

Numerous experiments were carried out in the 19th and 20th centuries to determine why the 'golden ratio' () is so pleasing to human perception, but no reliable results were obtained.

In 1202 Leonardo of Pisa, also known as Leonardo Fibonacci, released his book "Liber Abaci" (The Book of Calculation). Through this book, Europeans became acquainted with both the Indo-Arabic numeral system and with algebra. This precipitated a mathematical revolution. Over the course of his life, Fibonacci solved various mathematical problems. One of his many accomplishments is the identification of a sequence of numbers that was later named the 'Fibonacci sequence.'

In the Fibonacci sequence, each number starting from the third represents the sum of the previous two numbers. It looks like this:

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144...

The Fibonacci sequence is used to solve many practical problems and has a unique feature: as one moves along the sequence, the ratio of any number to the previous number is very close to the 'golden ratio.'

Luca Pacioli, a medieval Italian mathematician and theologian, wrote a three-volume summa on the 'golden ratio' titled "Divina Proportione" (Divine Proportion). The book was released in Venice in 1509, and its main theme is the presence of the golden ratio in the structure of the Creation.

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