Grapes: Reflect on Zohar 1, 192a and vol. 3, 127. Then one says the blessing for the grapes,”borei peri ha-gafen,” with the kavvanah, YVHH. Then everyone drinks a cup of entirely white wine with the kavvanah of the Name of 72.85I.e., the Name, YHVH, spelled YVD HY VYVHY. which equals 72. This Name is associated with the World of Emanation.
Figs: Reflect on Mishnah, Ma’asarot, chapter 2. The kavvanah is HVHY.86The Hemdat Yamim claims that the secret to which figs allude is not to be found in the Zohar. However, it associates the fig with both Malkhut and Binah. It also observes that the Hebrew for fig, te’enah equals three spellings of the Name, EHYH, plus one lor the word itself. The three spellings (milu’im) are ALF HY YVD HY (161), ALF HH YVD HH (151), ALP HA YVD HA (143). For a fuller explanation of the implications, see Ya’qov Zevi Yolles, Qehilat Ya’aqov, q.v. te’enah.