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Jewish tradition has some pretty strong feelings about that, especially when it comes to something as simple as eating. Think about biting into a juicy piece of fruit. It's delicio...
Rabbi Hayyim Vital, a towering figure in Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) and the foremost disciple of the great Rabbi Isaac Luria, delved deep into this very question. He taught that t...
We usually don't give it a second thought, but in Jewish mystical thought, even that simple act can be a doorway into understanding the hidden structure of the universe. : fruit. S...
It's not just about protection from the elements or hungry animals. In Jewish mystical thought, particularly in Kabbalah, the shells and layers of fruits can tell us a whole lot ab...
But it goes deeper than planting saplings and eating dried fruit. My father, may his memory be a blessing, had a unique way of looking at things, especially when it came to Jewish ...
That’s the idea behind a beautiful, if somewhat hidden, tradition in Jewish mysticism: consciously engaging with the spiritual root of what we eat. We’ve talked before about the po...
Just a quick "borei peri ha-etz" (Creator of the fruit of the tree) and we're off to eating. But what if I told you that even something as ordinary as grapes or figs could be a doo...
And tucked away in the mystical text of Sefer HaKanah (The Book of Reeds), we find a fascinating glimpse into the cosmic negotiation that makes it all possible. Imagine this: a cel...
We often think of God as a unified force, but some Jewish mystical texts paint a picture of inner dialogues, even disagreements, between God's attributes. Let’s peek into one such ...
