October 23, 2018 · 00:04:06
The letter Tes represents the Tov, good, that comes back to a person like a boomerang after one does the right thing. It also represents the force of Netzach, Eternity, which allows things to last forever. On the most basic physical level, there is ultimately no part of the physical world that can be destroyed forever. Scientifically, Einstein’s law of conservation states that energy cannot be destroyed. There always was, is, and will be the same amount of energy in the world, pointing towards the fact that energy is nitzchi, eternal. The world has this power through the letter Tes, which allows for goodness and eternality. True goodness is eternal. On a human level, Tes represents the fact that when a person acts with goodness, good is received in return. On a spiritual level, when we do good deeds by performing mitzvos and learning Torah, we are rewarded in the next world for netzach netzachim, all of eternity. To take it even a step further, the letter Tes also represents the process of Techiyas hamsayim, the resurrection of the dead, when the soul will once again be merged with the body. This will take place at the end of the final redemption, when mankind will bask in God’s Divine light for ever and ever. This is the ultimate Tov, good, that Hashem has in store for mankind. The first time that the letter Tes is used in the Torah is when Hashem created the world. “Va’yar es ha’or ki Tov, Hashem saw the light was good.” We learn two things from this about the letter Tes. 1