How God Hides His Name Inside Man and Woman

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 2:23

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·May 29, 2026

This one shall be called woman. You find that a male and female are called fire. And they cannot survive until the Holy One includes his name with theirs, the hay with the woman and the yud with the man. This yud and hay teach that God is included in a partnership with the two of them.

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