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.

Ein Sof of Likeness

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 36:15

Jewish mysticism, especially the Kabbalah, wrestles with this question in fascinating, sometimes unsettling ways. One place we find a unique perspective is in Kalach Pitchei Chokhm...

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Heavenly Realms

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 36:17

It's a question that's haunted thinkers for millennia, and Jewish mystical tradition grapples with it head-on. One intriguing perspective comes from the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a ...

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Pathways of Wisdom

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 37:1

You’re not alone. In fact, the mystical tradition of Kabbalah has a way of explaining that feeling, and it all starts with something called the "breaking of the vessels." Now, what...

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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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