(Jewish Group) Why conspiracy theorists keep turning to Jewish mysticism -- from early Nazis to MAGA

[Behind the Aegis]

Why conspiracy theorists keep turning to Jewish mysticism — from early Nazis to modern-day MAGA

Are Trump’s most rabid supporters getting into Jewish mysticism?

If a new viral clip from “The Daily Show” is any indication, the answer appears to be yes.

In the clip, a woman in a flower crown at a MAGA rally in Wisconsin tells “Daily Show” correspondent Jordan Klepper that she is learning gematria — or “jematria,” as she pronounces it — to decode the world around her.

Gematria, as it’s traditionally understood, is a form of mystic numerology most often used in Kabbalah. Each letter in a word is assigned a number; to understand the mystic connotations behind a word, those numbers are added together. The resulting sums are used to interpret the deeper meanings in words, phrases or texts.

For example, parallels might be drawn between words or phrases that add up to the same sums, or certain numbers might be considered lucky — such as the number 18, which is the gematria value of “chai,” the Hebrew word for life.

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Blame us as they steal from us. Yup. Sounds about right.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. We discussed various forms of Jewish mysticism in Torah study many years ago

There is real math involved in this form of Mysticism. The Rabbi sort of dismissed this branch as something only real math nerds would get into. I was amused to see that this lady is relying on a calculator or app that is based on English.

I was amused to see this in the article cited in the OP

After all, according to one gematria calculator, the word “gematria” has the same value as “foolish” — but also “messiah.” And “horse.” It’s totally obvious what that means.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Wasn't that the premise of a 1990s film called "Pi"?

Jewish mysticism and numbers used to manipulate the prices of stocks.

[Beastly Boy]

3. Let me guess...

They arbitrarily assign numeric values to letters of the English alphabet, use them to interpret what Marjorie Taylor Greene tweets, and call it "Jematria"... Bizarre. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing indeed.