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I do. And ancient Jewish mystical texts, like the Heikhalot Rabbati, really drive that feeling home. They attempt to describe the indescribable: the majesty and power of God. The H...
The ancient Israelites felt that way too. Imagine them, fresh from the Exodus, facing a mountain of mitzvot, commandments. Build a sanctuary! Study the Torah! Live a life of holine...
And it’s been guarded fiercely. The text recounts a divine voice, almost exasperated, saying, "Nay, My servitors, nay, My servants, trouble Me not in this matter!" It's like God is...
That feeling, that yearning to grasp the ungraspable, is actually a pretty good starting point for understanding some deep Kabbalistic ideas. Because, let's be honest, the Kabbalah...
Specifically, what is this "Infinite," and how can we, as finite beings, even begin to understand it? The Beur Eser Sefirot, a foundational text in Kabbalah, dives headfirst into t...
The Maggid Meisharim, a fascinating text attributed to the great Kabbalist, Rabbi Joseph Karo (the same Joseph Karo who compiled the Shulchan Aruch, the Code of Jewish Law!), purpo...
Not intentionally, of course. But perhaps it sparked a thought that took you down a winding path, further and further from where you started? Jewish tradition certainly grapples wi...
I'm talking about the kind of claim that makes you question everything you thought you knew. Well, buckle up, because I've got a story that's going to take you there. This comes fr...
The Mitpachat Sefarim, a fascinating and somewhat controversial text, grapples with just that. It suggests that a truly free Jewish person – someone deeply immersed in Torah study,...
