{"id":13964,"date":"2025-02-27T19:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rabbishefagold.com\/?p=13964"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:16:58","slug":"the-beginning-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/the-beginning-of-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beginning of Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rayshit Chochma yirat YAH<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_Hebrew-e1740701066235.png\" alt=\"Graphic: The Beginning of Wisdom in Hebrew\" width=\"414\" height=\"61\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13960\" \/><br \/>\nWisdom begins in reverent wonder of the One. (Psalm 111:10)<br \/>\n[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 111 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]<\/p>\n<p>We stand empty and open, before the great Mystery and admit how much we don\u2019t know. There is a choice now: we can either tremble in fear and anxiety before that Mystery or we can lift ourselves up into reverent wonder. It is that place of emptiness that allows us to be filled with wisdom from on high. It is that radical amazement that lets us take the stance of endless curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Beginning of Wisdom (melody) &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_melody.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13964-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_melody.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_melody.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_melody.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>The Beginning of Wisdom (harmony 1) &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_harmony1.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13964-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_harmony1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_harmony1.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_harmony1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>The Beginning of Wisdom (harmony 2) &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_harmony2.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13964-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_harmony2.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_harmony2.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_harmony2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>The Beginning of Wisdom (mix) &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_mix.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13964-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_mix.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_mix.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_mix.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To download the PDF file for this chant, click <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TheBeginningOfWisdom.pdf\">The Beginning of Wisdom<\/a> PDF. For the musical notation, click <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TheBeginningOfWisdom_notation.pdf\">The Beginning of Wisdom notation<\/a> PDF.<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/linker.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<script>\n\t    sefaria.link();\n\t<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rayshit Chochma yirat YAH Wisdom begins in reverent wonder of the One. (Psalm 111:10) [Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 111 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).] We stand empty and open, before the great Mystery and admit how much we don\u2019t know. 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