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.

Pillars of Existence and Righteous

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 38:11

Let’s delve into one small but fascinating passage, Tikkunei Zohar 38, and see what secrets we can unearth. The passage begins with a deceptively simple question: "Who is the ḥayah...

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Foundations of Being

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 38:14

Jewish mystical tradition sees the very letters as pathways to understanding the divine. And tucked away in the Tikkunei Zohar, a later stratum of Zoharic literature, we find a par...

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Korah at the Dawn of Creation

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 38:16

Today, let's dive into a fascinating passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkun 38. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion of the Zohar, is a cornerstone of Kabbalistic th...

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Zohar Meditation and Aleph

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 38:19

We often think of letters as simply tools for communication, but in the mystical tradition of Kabbalah, each letter is a gateway, a pathway to understanding the deepest mysteries o...

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Mystical Interpretation and Alephs

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 39:1

Today, let's dive into a fascinating little corner of the Tikkunei Zohar – specifically, Tikkun 39 – and unpack a profound concept hidden within five Hebrew letters: the Alephs. No...

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Joseph's Vision and Aleph

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 39:4

Jewish tradition understands dreams not just as random firings of neurons, but as potential pathways to profound insight. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, delves dee...

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Divine Presence and Dreams

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 39:6

Jewish mysticism grapples with this feeling, this sense of lack, in the concept of the Shekhinah, the Divine Presence. And one passage in the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkun 39...

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Divine Presence

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 39:8

It speaks of a very special stone, a treasure that holds immense power. Picture this: an old sage, a Sava, arrives, bursting with insight. He's talking about the Lower Shekhinah, t...

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Rabbi Aqiva Receives the Torah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 39:11

It says that everything – every cantillation note, every vowel point, every single letter – is brimming with meaning. It’s voice, it’s speech, it’s even the thought that precedes s...

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