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.

Unlocking the Mystery

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 43:9

Stick with me, because this gets interesting. In Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah ("Forty-Three Openings of Wisdom"), a Kabbalistic text attributed to Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (the Ramak), we ...

Pillars of Existence and Nekudim

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 44:12

We often think of good and evil as being locked in an eternal struggle, but Jewish mysticism offers a fascinating, and sometimes unsettling, perspective. Today, we're diving into a...

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Opening of Understanding of Asiyah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 49:33

It’s a question that the ancient Kabbalistic text, Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah ("49 Openings of Wisdom"), wrestles with, taking us on a journey to the very heart of creation and repair...

Maker of Heaven and Earth

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 55:4

A tool in the shed, a song unsung, a potential unrealized… do they just vanish? Or do they persist, waiting for their moment? That's the kind of question we're diving into today, a...

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Kingdom of Malchut

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 97:12

I know I do sometimes! We stumble across these concepts that seem to loop back on themselves, and we're left scratching our heads. Today, let's try to untangle one of those knots, ...

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Atik: Sin of the First Pair

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 98:3

We're talking about the inner workings of creation, the very plumbing of the divine, and how, surprisingly, we play a part. Let's delve into a concept from Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah,...

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Foundations of Being and Mental

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 101:4

More specifically, we're diving into the concept of the Head as described in Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a Kabbalistic text that explores the intricate structure of the Partzufim – di...

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Holy Ground Beneath and Illumination

Kabbalah Sefer HaBahir 1:16

Jewish mystical tradition wrestles with that very question, and it takes us to some pretty mind-bending places. One of the earliest and most influential texts of the Kabbalah, Sefe...

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Wonders of Genesis and Aleph

Kabbalah Sefer HaBahir 1:26

Take the creation story, for example. Genesis 1:3 tells us, "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." Seems straightforward. But Rabbi Berachiah, in the Sefer HaBa...

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