Kabbalah & Mysticism

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Texts from the Kabbalistic tradition, the mystical current of Judaism. These works, including selections from the Zohar and later mystical writings, explore the hidden dimensions of Torah, the nature of God, and the structure of the spiritual worlds.

Beginning of Wisdom and Perfection

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 56:3

Today, let's delve into a fascinating idea from Da’at Tevunot, a work that explores divine wisdom and understanding. The core concept here is Perfection – the ultimate, singular so...

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Divine Purpose

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 56:4

We go about our lives, making plans, building things, assuming that everything will just… keep being. But what if it wasn't so automatic? What if the whole shebang, from the smalle...

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Repair of the Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 57:1

And today, we’re going to explore a passage from Da'at Tevunot, a profound Kabbalistic text, that speaks directly to that feeling. Da'at Tevunot, meaning "Knowing Discernment," is ...

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Path of Discernment

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 58:1

We're going to unpack a seemingly simple statement, one that rabbis have pondered for centuries: "He is the place of the world, and the world is not His place." It comes to us from...

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Heart of Prayer

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 58:2

The core idea, as explored in Da'at Tevunot, is beautifully simple, yet profoundly powerful. Nothing, absolutely nothing, has inherent existence except for God, may He be blessed. ...

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Divine Purpose

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 58:3

The mystics of old grappled with this feeling on a cosmic scale. How did the universe, and everything within it, come into being? What allows it to continue existing, moment by mom...

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Kingdom of His

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 58:4

We read it in Psalms (104:31): “HaShem’s honor will be forever; HaShem is pleased with His actions.” It sounds like God gets pleasure from creation, that everything is done for His...

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Anatomy of the Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 59:1

It’s a question that’s plagued thinkers for millennia, and it’s a question that the Soul itself seems to grapple with in the teachings of Da’at Tevunot. Da'at Tevunot, which transl...

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Divine Purpose

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 60:1

Jewish tradition grapples with this very question, and one fascinating text, Da'at Tevunot (roughly translated as "Knowing Wisdom"), dives deep into the heart of it. What is the in...

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