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.

David and His Mighty Men

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 8:4

It's not just the ink, the letters themselves, but the very space around them, the blank canvas that gives them life. That white space, that "noseh," as it's called in Hebrew – the...

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Preparing for Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 21:1

And the answer, according to Kabbalah, is…imprints. Think of it like this: each world, each level of existence, leaves its mark on the one below. It’s a cascading effect, a divine ...

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Paths of Mystery

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 22:1

We’re down here, muddling through our lives, and the Zohar, that mystical heart of Kabbalah, suggests our actions ripple all the way up, somehow affecting the very structure of the...

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Wisdom Calls Out and Asiya

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 28:1

And, in the Kabbalah, the answer lies, in part, in understanding the relationship between different spiritual realms, specifically Atzilut, Beria, Yetzira, and Asiya. Now, these ar...

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Mystical Contemplation and Blessings

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 33:1

Why this level of intricacy?" That’s a question many have grappled with when diving into the Zohar, the foundational text of Jewish mysticism. Specifically, we're going to look at ...

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Mystic Ascent

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 36:1

It’s a question that has plagued philosophers and mystics for centuries. And it's a question that gets to the heart of a fascinating conundrum in the Zohar, the central text of Kab...

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Malkhut and the Mysteries

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 36:2

And the answer, according to Kabbalah, might surprise you. Baal HaSulam, in his profound "Preface to the Zohar," gives us a clue. He suggests that form and similitude – the very es...

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Ten Sefirot of Bina

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 36:3

It can feel like trying to follow a conversation where everyone's speaking a slightly different language! But there's a reason for it, a beautiful and intricate reason rooted in th...

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Infinite and Finite

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 38:3

And that's exactly where we find ourselves when we approach the Zohar, the foundational text of Kabbalistic thought. It's a journey into the unseen, a landscape painted with symbol...

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