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.

Among the Nations

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 37:2

Jewish mystical tradition offers a profound, and frankly, pretty comforting explanation. It all boils down to the idea of the breaking of the vessels, a concept explored in texts l...

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Nekudim in Exile

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 37:6

That’s because, in a way, it is. Jewish mystical tradition grapples with this paradox all the time, especially when it comes to understanding creation itself. : We often assume cre...

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Infinite and Finite of Supreme

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 37:9

Jewish mysticism offers a fascinating, if challenging, perspective on this. It suggests that the very act of creation involved both building and breaking. The Kalach Pitchei Chokhm...

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Torah and Wisdom

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 37:10

Jewish mysticism grapples with this very tension. It's not enough, the ancient sages seem to be saying, to simply create. We also have to ensure the endurance of that creation. The...

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Wandering of Israel

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 37:11

Like you take one step forward, and then… well, you know. It's frustrating. But maybe, just maybe, that cycle of building and breaking is part of a bigger, more beautiful plan. The...

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Rivers of Babylon

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 37:14

Not just your phone screen, but… everything? The world itself? It’s a question that’s haunted mystics for centuries, and the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a profound Kabbalistic text, o...

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Waiting for Home

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 37:15

It suggests that the shattering came first, and the mending… well, that’s still in progress. It's a story deeply woven into the very fabric of creation itself. The Kalach Pitchei C...

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Atzilut Remembered

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 38:2

Jewish mysticism, particularly in the Kabbalah, sees the universe in much the same way. We're talking about the concept of different "worlds," each a realm of existence, and how th...

Atzilut and the Mysteries

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 38:10

The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah (which translates to "Hall of Thirty-Two Openings of Wisdom"), a foundational text of Kabbalah, dives deep into these concepts. It tells us that even At...

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