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.

Repairing the World

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 5:5

The Sha'ar HaGilgulim, the "Gate of Reincarnations," a profound Kabbalistic text, delves into this very idea. It explores the intricate dance of souls, not just across lifetimes, b...

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Preparing for Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 13:1

What if everything we experience, everything we perceive as solid and concrete, is just… a manifestation? A sort of shimmering reflection of something deeper, something beyond our ...

Adam & Eve

Sin of the First Pair and Nekudim

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 85:1

In Kabbalah, we find this idea playing out in the most cosmic of ways. We're going to delve into a rather intricate concept, drawing from the Introduction to the Sulam Commentary, ...

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Maker of Heaven and Earth of Anpin

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 88:7

In Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, they explore this very dynamic, especially when it comes to the flow of divine light – and how things can get tricky when differ...

Creation

Wisdom of Keter of Bina

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 31:3

Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, suggests that this feeling isn't just a hunch. It's a reflection of the very structure of existence itself. We often talk about the sefirot (divine eman...

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Dust of the Earth

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 2:1

That's the picture painted in the Heikhalot Rabbati, one of the central texts of the Heikhalot literature, the mystical writings that explore heavenly palaces and divine encounters...

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Heavenly Court and Caesar

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 7:4

Rabbi Ishmael, a key figure in the Heikhalot Rabbati, a foundational text of Jewish mystical literature describing ascents to the heavenly realms, tells a pretty intense story. It'...

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Divine Chariot of Merkabah

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 10:5

The ancient mystical text, Heikhalot Rabbati, which translates roughly to "The Greater Palaces," gives us a peek behind the curtain, into the celestial realms surrounding God's thr...

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Kingdom of Abraham and Thou

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 14:3

In it, we find a powerful scene, a moment of intense advocacy before the very throne of God. Imagine this: A voice rising, filled with both awe and a desperate plea. "King fearful,...

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