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.

Chochmah: Death of Rabbi Shimon

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:107

Jewish mystical tradition delves into even these shadowy corners, offering a fascinating, if complex, explanation. We’re diving into the Idra Zuta today. Think of the Idra Zuta as ...

WisdomDivine Names

Repair of the Soul and Malchut

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:108

Jewish mystical tradition, especially the Zohar, is full of these kinds of mind-bending ideas. Today, we're diving into something called the Idra Zuta, a part of the Zohar that get...

SoulWisdom

Depths of the Underworld and Anpin

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:110

The Kabbalists did. They looked at the human form as a microcosm reflecting the macrocosm, the universe itself. And they found profound meaning, even judgment, in the lines of a fo...

Hell/Gehenna

Rabbi Shimon Keeps the Sabbath

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:111

This mystical text, part of the Zohar, delves into the deepest secrets of Kabbalah, and today we're going to explore a very specific and fascinating corner of it. The Idra Zuta, li...

SabbathShabbat

Purifying Flames

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:112

The Idra Zuta, a profound section within the Zohar, a foundational text of Jewish mysticism, delves into the deepest secrets of creation and the divine realm. And in one particular...

HeavenHell/GehennaTorahWisdom

Life of Zeir Anpin

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:113

The Idra Zuta, a profound section of the Zohar, wrestles with this very question, specifically in relation to Zeir Anpin, often described as the Lesser Countenance, a crucial aspec...

Divine Names

Wisdom of Hashem of Chochmah

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:115

Take, for example, the human face. We look in the mirror and see... well, our face. But the Idra Zuta, a section of the Zohar, sees something far grander, a reflection of divine fo...

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Zeir Anpin Studies Torah

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:116

The Idra Zuta, a part of the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, delves into the inner secrets of creation, specifically as it relates to the Sefirot, those ten divine emana...

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Entering the Land and Hashem

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:117

Jewish mystical tradition delves into this very question, painting a fascinating picture of divine perception. In the Idra Zuta, a key text within the Zohar – the foundational work...

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