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It’s a question that bounces around in Jewish mystical thought, especially when we delve into the world of the Sefirot. The Sefirot (סְפִירוֹת), those ten divine emanations, are of...
The Maggid Meisharim, a fascinating text attributed to the great Kabbalist, Rabbi Joseph Karo (the same Joseph Karo who compiled the Shulchan Aruch, the Code of Jewish Law!), purpo...
The Mitpachat Sefarim, a text offering guidance on interpreting sacred works, certainly thinks so. It describes the Zohar, that foundational book of Jewish mysticism, as possessing...
Not intentionally, of course. But perhaps it sparked a thought that took you down a winding path, further and further from where you started? Jewish tradition certainly grapples wi...
I'm talking about the kind of claim that makes you question everything you thought you knew. Well, buckle up, because I've got a story that's going to take you there. This comes fr...
I want to tell you a story I heard from Mitpachat Sefarim, a collection of stories and accounts. This particular one involves Rabbi Pinchas Yoshev Ohel, a Torah scholar from Krakow...
It’s a deeply human experience, and one that echoes through Jewish history, especially when we talk about false messiahs. The text before us, from Mitpachat Sefarim – literally "ma...
The text throws us right into the deep end. It speaks of a "cursed abomination" and a "rejected faction," their tables overflowing with... well, let's just say very unpleasant thin...
The Torah, our sacred scroll, is like that. And sometimes, that protection takes on a life of its own, becoming a story in itself. The tale I want to share with you is a tiny fragm...
