At a festive gathering on the second day of the Succoth holiday, 2009, seventeen year old Sholom B’nayahu Werther related a piece of Talmudic lore to his family. With uncharateristic gusto and pass...visualizza altroAt a festive gathering on the second day of the Succoth holiday, 2009, seventeen year old Sholom B’nayahu Werther related a piece of Talmudic lore to his family. With uncharateristic gusto and passion, he explained how the olive is a metaphor for the destiny of the Jewish people. Thirty hours later the young man’s life came to an abrupt end as the result of a hit-and-run accident.
Within days, the metaphor of the fresh olive, as well as Sholom’s unusual name, became the key to numerous afterdeath messages. Applying the ancient tool of gimatriya that links the letters of the Hebrew alphabet to specific number values, passages in the Tanach (Bible) revealed numerous references to Sholom’s life, faith and ultimate destiny. Zayis Ra’anan: The Gift of the Fresh Olive is a riveting account of how those messages unfolded and became a source of consolation, hope and encouragement that will be an eye-opener to any person of faith.visualizza meno