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.

The Great Flood and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 116:14

The Tikkunei Zohar, a truly fascinating part of the Zohar itself, touches on this very feeling. Specifically, Tikkunei Zohar 116 uses imagery from the story of Noah to explore the ...

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The Great Flood and Noah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 116:17

Think about Noah's dove. After the flood, Noah sends her out to see if the waters have receded. The verse tells us, "...and she no longer returned to him, at all" (Gen. 8:12). A si...

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Rainbow Promise

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 118:3

Jewish mysticism certainly thinks so. to a rather intense passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkunei Zohar 118, which deals with life, death, and the power of our inten...

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Windows of Heaven and Middle

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 119:3

The passage we’re going to explore comes from Tikkunei Zohar 119, a section of the Tikkunei Zohar, which itself is a later, expansive companion to the core Zohar, the foundational ...

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Covenant of Abraham and Rise

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 121:21

Specifically, Tikkunei Zohar 121 calls out to the very foundations of our faith, the patriarchs themselves. "Rise O Patriarchs, Masters of the Covenant!" the text implores. It's an...

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Divine Presence

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 286:5

The mystics understood that feeling deeply. They saw it as a reflection of something profound happening in the spiritual realms, a cosmic ebb and flow of souls and divine presence....

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Ezekiel's Vision

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 289:4

to a fascinating passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkun 289, where the human eye becomes a microcosm of the divine. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion on the core ...

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Wonders of Genesis and Shema

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 289:5

The Tikkunei Zohar, a mystical commentary on the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, speaks to just that feeling. In section 289, it uses a beautiful image: the eyes. Eyes t...

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Moses and the Origins of the World

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:10

Forget Genesis for a moment; this is about the Hebrew alphabet vying for the ultimate honor! Imagine the scene: Each letter steps forward, making its case to God. First up, Shin (ש...

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