Ekev (“This shall be the reward”)

Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25

Productivity is promised with the blessings of fertility and luscious produce of wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olive oil, dates and water.  Amidst the pillars of fire by night and the stars in formation of the ten sephirot and the seals of the planetary angels, are seen the idols where children skeletons of sacrifice are burned. And those who oppose you will be attacked by hornet swarms seen next to the burning idol.

A “yud” – the first letter of the Tetragrammaton – the unpronounceable name of Hashem – this “yud” stand for the beginning of creativity and rests on the forehead of the woman here giving birth.