On February 3, 2017 ( 7
th of Shevat 5777), which was the Friday before we read Parshat Bo in Shul that year, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote what I would consider one of his most important Blogs to appear on these pages of TOI. I say that for a number of reasons, two of which I will discuss in this Blog.
Firstly, let’s look at the Hebrew date it was published.
There were four number sevens that appear. One number 7 is the date in Shevat. The final three 7’s appear as a series of three in the year 5777.
Regarding the first number 7, Rabbi Sacks passed away on that date in November this past year.