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.

Moses Beyond the Firmament

Other Texts The Wars of God 3:10

We've all been there. And sometimes, the debate gets heated! Imagine a conversation, or rather, a spirited disagreement, where someone feels like their carefully considered questio...

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Maharitz and the Origins of the World

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:29

It’s a recurring theme in Jewish thought, this tension between reason and revelation. The Kabbalists, those mystics who plumb the depths of Jewish esotericism, they didn’t hold bac...

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Maimonides in Paradise

Other Texts The Wars of God 5:1

You’re not alone. Sometimes, the deepest spiritual truths can seem shrouded in complexities. Now, there's a fascinating debate, particularly among some Jewish mystics, about the na...

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World to Come and Everything

Other Texts The Wars of God 7:1

It's more than just a belief, it's a foundational principle that underpins everything. to what some of our tradition's greatest thinkers have said about it. We can turn to Maimonid...

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Story of Adam and Hayah

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 10:1

The Asarah Perakim LeRamchal, a profound work by the great Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (known as the Ramchal), gives us a glimpse into this intricate dance between the ear...

Five Levels of the Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 31:1

Sometimes it feels like my thoughts are a runaway train and my tongue is just desperately trying to keep up. But what if there was a better way? What if we could learn to speak wit...

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Dust of the Earth and Chagigah

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 46:1

This is a question that has plagued thinkers and mystics for centuries, and Da’at Tevunot, or "Understanding of Discernment," grapples with this very idea. The text points out that...

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First Days of Existence and There

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 52:3

Da'at Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, grapples with this very issue. It suggests that what appears to be divine inaction or even harshness is actually a form of...restr...

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Dawn of the World

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 80:3

We’re so used to having eyes that see and ears that hear, that we rarely pause to appreciate the sheer, intricate genius of it all. But according to Da'at Tevunot, this design isn'...

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