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.

Wisdom of Atik and Bina

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 77:2

It’s a metaphor for the highest levels of spiritual light. Specifically, we’re talking about neshama, haya, and yeḥida – three elevated aspects of the soul. Think of them as the “b...

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Ab and the First Humans

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 41:1

Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, offers a fascinating, complex, and beautiful explanation. Today, we're going to delve into one particular aspect: how the partzuf of Ab exp...

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David's Vision

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 7:2

The Heikhalot Rabbati, one of the central texts of the Heikhalot literature, offers us just such a glimpse, a breathtaking vision of King David's ascent to the heavens. The Heikhal...

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Ezekiel in Heaven and Eden

Other Texts Peri Etz Hadar 1:9

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...

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Oral Torah and Moses

Other Texts The Wars of God 3:13

Jewish tradition is vast, an ocean of wisdom passed down through generations. But what happens when we encounter teachings that seem to clash, or interpretations that feel…off? Tra...

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Guarding the Torah and Chochmah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 15:1

The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a Kabbalistic text, suggests a profound answer. It tells us that everything is precisely as it needs to be. No less, and certainly no more. This divine...

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Eyn Sof and the First Humans

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 26:25

But in Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, it's a fundamental idea, especially when we talk about the creation of the universe. Before anything existed, there was only Eyn Sof, the Unlimit...

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Kingdom of Ein Sof

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 28:9

We're diving into the world of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, where things get delightfully complex. Specifically, we're talking about the very beginnings of creation, how Ein Sof, th...

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Primordial Beginnings

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 30:53

Jewish mysticism, particularly the Kabbalah, offers a fascinating, and frankly, pretty wild answer. We're not talking about some abstract philosophical concept here. We're diving i...

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