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It sounds wild, I know. But today, let’s dive into a tradition that encourages us to do just that. A tradition rooted in tikkun, or repair, and the power of mindful action. The ide...
But Jewish mystical tradition, particularly the Kabbalah, suggests exactly that. It proposes that while God, the blessed Creator, reigns over the earth and assigns angels to overse...
Rabbi Hayyim Vital, a towering figure in Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) and the foremost disciple of the great Rabbi Isaac Luria, delved deep into this very question. He taught that t...
We usually don't give it a second thought, but in Jewish mystical thought, even that simple act can be a doorway into understanding the hidden structure of the universe. : fruit. S...
It's not just about protection from the elements or hungry animals. In Jewish mystical thought, particularly in Kabbalah, the shells and layers of fruits can tell us a whole lot ab...
Jewish mysticism certainly sees it that way. It’s not all sunshine and roses. There's a constant push and pull, a cosmic dance between light and darkness. And that brings us to the...
It teaches us about correspondences, about how the world below mirrors the world above. And sometimes, this mirroring is about more than just beauty – it's about the struggle betwe...
But it goes deeper than planting saplings and eating dried fruit. My father, may his memory be a blessing, had a unique way of looking at things, especially when it came to Jewish ...
There’s a special day in the Jewish calendar that invites us to do just that: Tu Bishvat, the 15th of the month of Shevat. It’s often called the New Year for Trees. But why this pa...
