Oprah Winfrey

A tearful Oprah Winfrey has announced that her talk show which began September 8, 1986 will end in September 9, 2011 after 25 years and one day.

The law in the Torah states a boy at thirteen years and one day or a girl at twelve years and one day transforms from child to adult; the Cabala explains how two stages precede adult: nine month in the womb and 12 or 13 years as child; in the womb there is neither emotions or intellect, in the child there are emotions but no intellect and as a result of coming of age the child transforms into an adult through the virtue of intellect.

Ophrah Winfrey has helped the world make that transition between child and adult–she has taught the world to read and to love the intellect. Ophar in Hebrew means dust which is a metaphor for humility as Avraham is quoted as saying to God, I am but dust and ashes.

There is an essential and symbiotic relationship between intellect and humility which is often interrupted by the egocentric view of the person. Since the soul comes in through the name it can be inferred that her humility is the basis of her intellect.

Twenty five and one day is really 26 because when you have a part you have the whole, and 26 is the number of God’s Name YHVH.