A few weeks ago I was reading a Jewish blog Yo, Yenta and the blogger pointed out the significance of the number 18 in the Jewish world. She was actually talking about the number 36, which is Double 18 or double chai. Honestly, I had no idea there were Jewish Lucky Numbers of any kind. Well, 18 is one of my favorite numbers and it came up on Friday for the Mega number (and one of the white ones - thus my $10 payout). So, I'm playing them again (heck, they're just as likely to come up again as not) but with a twist. The jackpot is $118 Million this time. See - 18 is in there. That's a sign.
From About.Com Number 18
Question: What is the significance of the number 18 in Judaism?
Answer: The word for "life" in Hebrew is "chai." The two Hebrew letters that make up the word "chai" are chet and yud. In Gematria (the numerical value of Hebrew letters), chai is equivalent to 8 and yud is equivalent to 10. So "chai", chet and yud together, equals 18. Giving money in multiples of $18 is symbolic of giving "chai" or life. Many people give money in mulitiples of $18 as presents to someone celebrating a birth, a bar or bat mitzvah or a wedding.
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