Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Veil Between Worlds and Judgment

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 138:15

It’s a question that’s haunted mystics and philosophers for millennia. And Jewish tradition, particularly Kabbalah, offers a pretty wild answer. Imagine a pot of milk. That’s how t...

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Rabbi Shimon's Vision and Assembly

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:7

That’s the kind of atmosphere surrounding the Idra Zuta, the "Lesser Assembly," specifically this passage we're about to explore. The setting? A mystical gathering, a moment of pro...

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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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World to Come and Ezekiel

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 62:17

The Jewish mystical tradition, particularly the Zohar, sees these dreams as more than just random firings of neurons. They can be, in fact, visions – glimpses into the hidden light...

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Abraham in Paradise and Isaac

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 104:15

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, invites us to do just that, to see the divine secrets hidden in plain sight. Specifically, Tikkunei Zohar 104 uses the colors of a c...

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When God Created

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:20

Jewish tradition paints a cosmic picture far grander than what we usually imagine. It speaks of layers, of hidden realms stacked one upon the other, a veritable celestial sandwich ...

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Sin of the First Pair and Thou

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:92

To imagine the very first human, suddenly aware of his nakedness, his vulnerability, his mortality. What words could possibly capture that moment? Well, according to Ginzberg's ret...

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Knowledge and Innocence of Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 19:22

The Book of Numbers, in the Bamidbar Rabbah, grapples with this very question when describing the plague of fiery serpents. "The Lord sent the fiery serpents against the people, an...

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Kingdom of Balak and Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 20:6

Like we can somehow pull the divine wool over God's eyes. Today, we’re diving into a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 20 that explores this very idea, highlighting three fi...

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