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Before creation as we know it, there was only the Eyn Sof, often translated as "the Infinite" or "Without End," God in an utterly boundless state. Think of it as pure, unadulterate...
The Reshimu – often translated as "Residue" or "Impression" – is a term that pops up in discussions of the Tzimtzum (צמצום), the primordial act of divine self-contraction. Now, the...
That feeling, that very tension, lies at the heart of some deep Kabbalistic concepts. , shall we? We're going to explore how the idea of Malchut (Kingship or Kingdom) and a concept...
And in the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, we find some truly fascinating answers. We've talked before about the Sefirot, those divine emanations, the ten attributes or as...
That’s the kind of mind-bending concept we're diving into today. Let's talk about the Sefirot (סְפִירוֹת). Now, you might know them as the ten emanations of God’s creative power in...
Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, wrestles with this very tension. And a key concept in understanding it is the idea of the Sefirot (divine emanations). Think of them as facets of God’s ...
I'm talking about the very foundation of our existence, the residue left behind from the creation of the universe. Sounds a little out there. But stick with me. In the mystical tex...
It’s a question that’s plagued philosophers and mystics for centuries. In Jewish mystical thought, specifically within the Kabbalah, we find some truly mind-bending ideas about the...
But hollow in relation to what, exactly? That's the question posed in Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, an important Kabbalistic text. One might argue, shouldn't we call it hollow because i...
