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.

Heart of Understanding and Sparks

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 56:5

Today, we're going to grapple with a concept that might feel a bit like that: the relationship between the divine name Havayah (יהוה), the 288 Sparks, and the seemingly simple ques...

Wisdom

Legend of Arich Anpin and Havayah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 56:6

Jewish mystical tradition, especially Kabbalah, spends a lot of time exploring those connections. And right now, we’re going to delve into a particularly intricate corner of it: th...

Gates of Wisdom and Havayah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 56:7

Jewish mysticism grapples with this very feeling, this yearning for connection, in ways that are both intricate and deeply comforting. We're going to delve into a rather… technical...

Pathways of Wisdom and Havayah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 56:10

We’re going to explore some pretty esoteric stuff about the Shem Havayah (the Divine Name), and how its different forms express different aspects of God’s presence in the world. Le...

Story of Arich Anpin and Havayahs

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 56:12

But what if, at the very heart of it all, there was a single, unifying source? Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, grapples with this very question. And one fascinating text, Kalach Pitche...

Abraham: Isaac and the Angels

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 57:6

It’s more than just a vehicle; it's the very blueprint of creation, the engine of divine governance, a concept so central to Jewish mysticism that entire schools of thought have de...

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Arich Anpin and the Mysteries of Partzufim

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 57:7

It involves something called Partzufim, and a concept of a Throne that carries its bearers. Sounds wild. Let's unpack it. The Kabbalah uses these Partzufim – divine "faces" or conf...

Mysticism

Solomon the Builder and Nukva

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 58:12

Jewish mysticism, particularly Kabbalah, has some profound things to say about that feeling, and it all starts with a single Hebrew acronym: BaN. Now, BaN is a complex concept, but...

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Gates of Wisdom and Daughter

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 59:14

Jewish mysticism agrees with you! to a fascinating corner of Kabbalah, where the very structure of the universe is understood through the lens of familial relationships. We're talk...