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Jewish tradition speaks of this very struggle. It’s not just about good versus evil in some abstract way, but about the constant balancing act we each perform within ourselves, and...
The way a river delta mirrors the branches of a tree? The way a family dynamic can mirror a national one? Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, suggests this isn't just a coinci...
Yet, that’s precisely what the Zohar, the foundational text of Kabbalah, suggests. Specifically, there's a powerful statement in Tikkunei Zohar (at the end of Tikkun 6) that says e...
We often think of the Torah as a set of rules and stories. But what if I told you that those stories and rules are just the tip of the iceberg? The great Kabbalist, Baal HaSulam, w...
And according to some, this feeling has deep roots in how we relate to the most mystical parts of our tradition. : we often focus on the halakha, the practical laws, the dos and do...
The great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar, speaks directly to that feeling. He paints a vivid picture of a soul yearning for connection, a connection that'...
Baal HaSulam, a towering figure in Kabbalah, suggests this very feeling is a symptom of a deeper spiritual problem. In his introduction to the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewi...
And it's more important than you might think. In his "Introduction to Zohar," Baal HaSulam paints a stark picture of what happens when we neglect the inner dimensions of Torah, the...
He paints a vivid picture of people engaging with Torah, but missing something fundamental. He argues that many people, even those deeply involved in studying Torah, are actually d...
