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.

Prayers that Pierce Heaven

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 66:17

It’s there in the hush of a synagogue, in the quiet of your own heart, and, according to the Tikkunei Zohar, it's a cosmic knock at the door of the Divine. The Tikkunei Zohar, a co...

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Gift of Prophecy and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 66:23

It talks about the mystical forces at play when we connect with the divine. Specifically, it speaks of the ḥashmal (חשמל), often translated as “electrum,” but in this context refer...

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Divine Presence

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 67:1

Imagine the divine presence, the Shekhinah, as a radiant light, a gateway to the Holy One. But what happens when that light isn't fully present? What happens when we aren't fully p...

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Divine Presence and Sinai

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 67:11

And sometimes, just sometimes, the mystical texts offer a glimpse, a fleeting impression of that cosmic perspective. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later, deeply esoteric expansion on the Z...

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Halls of the Angels and Songs

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 68:10

to a passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, and unpack some hidden layers within our acts of devotion. The passage begins by referencing a discussion in the T...

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Divine Presence of Ezekiel

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 69:1

Specifically, you might be bearing the Shekhinah – the divine presence – when you stand in prayer. It's a powerful image, isn't it? The Tikkunei Zohar, a later, deeply mystical exp...

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Divine Presence and Netza

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 69:11

The ancient mystics did. They saw the divine presence, the Shekhinah, as intimately connected to our actions, our prayers, even our posture. And they poured these insights into tex...

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Counsel of the Sages

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 69:19

The text presents us with two versions: Y-Q-Q-V (י־ק־ק־ו) and Y-V-Q-Q (י־ו־ק־ק). What does it all mean? According to the Tikkunei Zohar, these arrangements represent a cosmic dance...

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Divine Presence

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 70:1

Specifically, the Tikkunei Zohar, a foundational text of Kabbalah, speaks of Israel as the "feet of the Shekhinah." Now, what’s the Shekhinah? Imagine the Divine Presence, not as s...

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