The Order of Avodah and the Letters Hey, Ches, and Kuf
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The Order of Avodah and the Letters Hey, Ches, and Kuf

הפצת המיינות חוצה | June 27, 2025

In the regular order of this is in a manner of תְּמִידִים כְּסִדְּרָן the regular Korbonos. In the order of the Aleph Beis that first comes the letter ‘Hey’ (according to the normal natural worldly order from the perspective of creation as mentioned earlier: “With the letter ‘Hey’ this world was created”). Then comes the letter ‘Ches’ (Through a person’s Avodah) that he also joins the left leg (Power of action) to the upper (horizontal) line. Then, thereafter, comes the letter ‘Kuf’ which alludes to the Avodah of Teshuvah.

However, from the perspective of an Avodah which does not go in an orderly fashion. With the Avodah of a Baal Teshuvah the Avodah can be the other way around. First, they start with the letter ‘Kuf’ from the perspective of the Alphabet in reverse as in the mnemonic Tashrak from below to above. [Like the alphabet of the first letters of the Shabbos Musof prayer ‘Tikantoh Shabbos’.] But he also needs to come afterwards to a situation of the letter ‘Hey’ which is the Avodah of תְּמִידִים כְּסִדְּרָן the regular Korbonos.

Then, there is another system of Avodah which starts with the letter ‘Ches’. This is the order of the word ‘Chukkah’. And with the various combination of these three letters, all the Avodah of a person is included.

In the regular order of this is in a manner of תְּמִידִים כְּסִדְּרָן the regular Korbonos. In the order of the Aleph Beis that first comes the letter ‘Hey’ (according to the normal natural worldly order from the perspective of creation as mentioned earlier: “With the letter ‘Hey’ this world was created”). Then comes the letter ‘Ches’ (Through a person’s Avodah) that he also joins the left leg (Power of action) to the upper (horizontal) line. Then, thereafter, comes the letter ‘Kuf’ which alludes to the Avodah of Teshuvah.

However, from the perspective of an Avodah which does not go in an orderly fashion. With the Avodah of a Baal Teshuvah the Avodah can be the other way around. First, they start with the letter ‘Kuf’ from the perspective of the Alphabet in reverse as in the mnemonic Tashrak from below to above. [Like the alphabet of the first letters of the Shabbos Musof prayer ‘Tikantoh Shabbos’.] But he also needs to come afterwards to a situation of the letter ‘Hey’ which is the Avodah of תְּמִידִים כְּסִדְּרָן the regular Korbonos.

Then, there is another system of Avodah which starts with the letter ‘Ches’. This is the order of the word ‘Chukkah’. And with the various combination of these three letters, all the Avodah of a person is included.

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