01. Wednesday 14 Kislev 5777/ December 14 2016. אנא בכח (Machon Chana) Class One.
Posted: February 10, 2018
אנא בכח 01 Version two. אנא בכח Class One. Introduction, this is שם מ”ב which is a name of גבורה or ascent, like קדיש. When one goes from one world to another he says קדיש. And on occasion this is replaced by אנא בכח. Some connect it to creation and place it before ברוך שאמר for that reason. We place it here because it is (for us) a prayer of ascent. It is a name of 42 letters developed into 42 words by ר’ נחוני’ בן הקנה who put words to it. These words can be divided into 7 words, 14 words, 21 words. The אריז”ל connects each line to the six wings of angels: two cover the head, two cover the feet and with the last two he flies.
