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That, in essence, is the concept of Ein Sof. Think of it: before anything existed, there was only the Ein Sof – the Infinite Being. This isn't just an old idea; it's a foundational...
But in Jewish mystical tradition, the idea that humanity reflects God is a powerful and recurring theme. Think about it: Genesis 1:27 states plainly that God created humanity in Hi...
But Jewish mystical tradition isn't afraid to ask big questions. And sometimes, the answers come in the form of dazzling imagery. The Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mystic...
It’s a question that's haunted philosophers and theologians for millennia, and Jewish tradition definitely has some answers. At the very heart of it all, there is ONE God. Absolute...
Think of it like this: the "Cause of all Causes" is above everything. I mean everything. There's no higher power, no celestial being pulling the strings of it. It's the ultimate or...
And the answer, again and again, comes back to this: God is everywhere. It's right there in the scriptures. As it says, "His presence fills all the earth" (Isaiah 6:3). We're not t...
And usually, it's not something we relish. In fact, Genesis tells us, "It is not good for man to be alone" (Gen. 2:18). But what about God? Think about this: before anything existe...
That’s what we’re talking about when we talk about God. Think about that famous verse from Exodus (3:14), where God tells Moses, "I shall be what I shall be." It’s so much more tha...
It suggests that the entire universe, everything we know, exists only because God is actively, constantly, paying attention. Think about that for a second. A sixteenth-century Kabb...