“The א awakens within us the thought of beginning. The primordial origin.”
—R. Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook
 
“The Holy One, blessed be He, said to her: Alef, alef, although the world was created with the letter bet, you will be the head of all the letters – there is no unification in Me other than through you. With you will all schemes will begin and all the works of the inhabitants of the world; and the entire unification is only through the letter alef.” —Zohar
 
21 letters of the alef-bet arranged in the form of the first letter, א.
 
This piece is hand-written, and one of kind.
 
Materials: klaf (parchment) and diyo (ink)
Dimensions: 5.5-7in tall x 4.5in wide (roughly)