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.

Life of Malkhut

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 18:4

Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, offers a radical alternative: that even degradation can be transformed into honor. It's a powerful idea, isn’t it? Let's delve into how thi...

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Introduction to Kabbalah

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 18:7

Like there's something holding you back from... well, from everything? In Kabbalah, they talk about a "partition" (parsa) – and it's not just some abstract concept. It's a real for...

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Kingdom of Keter of Bina

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 19:1

Think of it as a veil, a filter, a cosmic dimmer switch. Now, this partition, according to the teachings of Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah, isn’t just a single thing. It operates o...

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Hidden Wisdom of Keter

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 20:1

Today, we're diving into a passage from Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah, a foundational text of Kabbalah, specifically section 20. Now, brace yourselves, because we're about to talk...

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Divine Contraction

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 20:2

We delve into the idea that the divine light, before creation, underwent a process of self-limitation, a concept known as tzimtzum (constriction). This wasn't a shrinking in a phys...

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Saga of Malkhut

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 21:1

Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, grapples with this very question. And the answer, it turns out, involves something called a "partition" (chitzah). Think of it like this: I...

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Life of Keter

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 21:4

Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, grapples with this very question, and it all starts with the idea of a partition, a kind of veil or filter that allows creation to emerge from the undif...

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Kabbalistic Primer and Bina

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 21:7

In Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, this idea of light, Ohr, and what obscures it, is central to understanding the very structure of reality. We're diving into some...

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Ten Sefirot

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 22:1

It’s a question that's haunted mystics for centuries, and Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, offers a fascinating, intricate answer. Today, let's peek into a key concept: the emergence of...

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