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.

Kingdom of His

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 58:4

We read it in Psalms (104:31): “HaShem’s honor will be forever; HaShem is pleased with His actions.” It sounds like God gets pleasure from creation, that everything is done for His...

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Soul of Rabbi Akiva

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 61:1

And that feeling takes over when I delve into Jewish mystical thought. Today, we're going to dip our toes into some deep waters, guided by a little fragment from the text Da'at Tev...

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Anatomy of the Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 63:1

A deeper understanding of... well, everything? That yearning, that quest for wisdom, is at the heart of so much Jewish thought. And it's where we pick up our thread today. We're di...

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Repair of the Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 69:1

It’s a question that has plagued thinkers for centuries, and it's one the text Da'at Tevunot grapples with head-on. The Soul, in this passage, poses a powerful question: why two cr...

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Isaac's Spiritual Journey

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 73:1

That feeling, that yearning for deeper understanding, is at the very heart of what we're going to explore today. The passage we’re diving into is a single, deceptively simple line:...

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Priestly Duties

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 74:1

There’s a fascinating idea explored in Da'at Tevunot, a work that delves into wisdom and understanding. It speaks of the relationship between the intellect, the soul, and the body....

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Wings of the Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 79:1

In Da'at Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, we find a soul expressing a sentiment that I think resonates deeply with anyone who’s ever looked up at the night sky and felt ...

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Soul at Rest

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 81:1

The ancient Jewish wisdom tradition suggests there might just be such a key. And it's found within us. The text we're looking at today, from Da'at Tevunot, offers a powerful statem...

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David the Shepherd King

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 82:1

You’re not alone. Jewish tradition grapples with this complexity too, especially when we consider the intricate relationship between our soul and our body. Da'at Tevunot, a Kabbali...

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