“The meaning of dalet is delet, a ‘door.’ It also means dal, a poor person. Finally, the word dalet represents dilisoni, which means ‘to lift me up.’

How do these three definitions work together?

The convergence occurs when every individual realizes that he or she is poor. This poverty doesn’t necessarily denote a state of financial want. Rather it means that everything a person ‘owns’ in fact belongs to God.

God has been kind enough to give us life… [and] sustenance. Without God, we have nothing. The acknowledgment of this is the door into God’s chamber. And once we enter that chamber God will lift us up—dilisoni—to bless us with life, health, sustenance and success.”