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.

Celestial Visions

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 31:2

We often think of serving God, or doing good deeds, as something that needs to be completely pure, motivated by selfless love and devotion. But what if the path to that pure intent...

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Bond of the Soul and Tree

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 31:4

That delicious meal, that beautiful song, that perfect moment... it just replays in your mind, over and over. Now, imagine that feeling, but directed towards the Divine. That's the...

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Transmigration of Souls

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 32:1

Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, often talks about this very challenge. It’s the struggle to move beyond our inherent self-centeredness and connect with the Divine. And one...

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Gateway to the Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 33:1

I think we all do sometimes. It’s easy to feel insignificant when you look up at the night sky or just consider the sheer scale of the world around us. But what if I told you that,...

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Understanding the Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 34:1

We have rocks, trees, animals, and then…us. Humans. It seems like a strange progression, doesn't it? Like a cosmic staircase slowly climbing upwards. Well, according to the wisdom ...

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Wisdom of Levi

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 37:1

And when we delve into the rich world of Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, we find some truly fascinating answers. Today, let's consider a slice of Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaLevi ...

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Baal HaSulam Teaches and Ashlag

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 40:1

I know, it sounds strange. But stick with me. It's a metaphor, a powerful one used by Baal HaSulam in his introduction to the Zohar, that helps us understand our place in the unive...

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Bond of the Soul

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 42:3

The great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar, that mystical and foundational text, delves into this very idea. He uses the concept of "enclothing" to illustra...

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Soul in the Body

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 43:1

Jewish mysticism grapples with that feeling, and the idea that we’re born with only a sliver of our true spiritual potential. According to the great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam, in his ...

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