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.

Preparing for Zohar and Existing

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 23:2

That’s kind of what we’re up against when we talk about Ein Sof. What is Ein Sof, anyway? The term literally translates to "without end," or "infinite." It's a Kabbalistic term ref...

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Curtain of Mystery

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 23:3

According to Baal HaSulam, the great 20th-century Kabbalist and commentator on the Zohar, it's much more nuanced than that. In his "Preface to the Zohar," Baal HaSulam urges us to ...

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Curtain of Mystery

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 24:2

And while we can never truly grasp the infinite, Jewish mystical tradition, especially the Zohar, offers some tantalizing glimpses. According to Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the...

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Before the Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 24:3

And the answer, according to some of the deepest Kabbalistic teachings, is more mind-bending than you might think. The great Kabbalist, Baal HaSulam (Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashla...

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Mystic Ascent

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 25:1

It’s a question that has driven mystics for centuries, and it all boils down to understanding the difference between potential and actuality. Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the Zo...

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Fools and Sages

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 29:1

It’s a question that's plagued philosophers and mystics for centuries. And when we delve into the heart of Kabbalah, particularly through the lens of Baal HaSulam's "Preface to Zoh...

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Preface to Illumination and Giver

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 34:2

That’s kind of what we’re talking about today. It's a concept that dives deep into how we perceive the Divine, how we understand the very nature of reality itself. And it all stems...

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Wisdom of Keter and Bina

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 39:3

And within its very form lies a profound teaching. To understand it, we need to delve into the mystical world of the Sefirot, the ten emanations through which the Divine reveals it...

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Secrets of the Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 42:2

And when we talk about the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticism, we need to talk about the commentaries that help us understand it. One of the most important is by Baa...

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