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.

First Days of Existence

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:139

The Idra Zuta, a profound section of the Zohar, the central text of Kabbalah, touches on this very idea. It talks about those whose "path is crooked," who readily absorb words, par...

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Fathers of the Nation

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 35:20

Reishyt (ראשית) – that Hebrew word for "beginning" pops up all over the place. And each time, it carries its own special spark of meaning. But there's one verse in Proverbs that re...

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Foundations of Being

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 38:14

Jewish mystical tradition sees the very letters as pathways to understanding the divine. And tucked away in the Tikkunei Zohar, a later stratum of Zoharic literature, we find a par...

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Pillars of Existence and Ezekiel

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 40:11

Jewish mysticism, especially the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, is filled with exactly that feeling. Today, let’s pull back the curtain on a small but fascinating passa...

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Dawn of the World

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 40:16

It suggests that the Hebrew letters themselves – and even their vowel points – are keys to understanding the sephirot, the emanations of divine energy that shape our reality. Think...

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Animals Two by Two and Higher

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 40:19

In Tikkunei Zohar 40, we're given a glimpse into the intricate relationship between the written word, the divine, and our own spiritual journey. It’s a wild ride, full of symbolism...

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Divine Presence and Higher

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 41:7

Take the very first letter of the Torah, the Beiyt (ב) in Be-REiShYT (בראשית) – "In the beginning." The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, sees this letter as far more tha...

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Sweetness of Torah and Deut

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 42:10

The Tikkunei Zohar, a mystical companion to the Zohar, certainly thinks so. It's all about unlocking those secrets, revealing the deeper connections between seemingly unrelated ver...

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Yom Kippur and the Ark

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 43:13

It’s a feeling woven deep into the fabric of Jewish mystical thought. to a fascinating passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkun 43, where we find this very image explor...

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