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"And the earth was desolate and void" (Genesis 1:2). But how did it get that way? And what happened next? It's a question that goes deep into the heart of Jewish mystical thought. ...
It all starts with unity. The absolute, unadulterated unity of God. As the Zohar Chadash (Bereishit 10) and Pirkei d’Rabbi Eliezer (ch. 3) remind us, even "before the creation of t...
Think of it this way: The more darkness we experience, the more intense the light will be when it finally breaks through. That's the essence of what Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, an imp...
Jewish mystical tradition, particularly the Kabbalah, has a fascinating way of looking at these questions. It connects them to the very structure of the cosmos, and a concept calle...
We’re not talking about literal genders here, of course. We’re diving into the symbolic realm of Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition. Specifically, we’re looking at the...
In Jewish mysticism, the concept of tikkun olam, repairing the world, is central. But where do we even begin? Well, Kabbalah offers a fascinating starting point. Our text from Kala...
Let's try to untangle a bit of this, drawing from the wisdom found in Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a text that explores the "138 Openings of Wisdom." The text introduces us to two cruc...
The ancient Kabbalists certainly did. They saw the universe as an intricate, divinely-ordained system, a kind of cosmic government if you will. But where does that government even ...
You're not alone. Jewish tradition grapples with this very idea. The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a profound and somewhat mysterious Kabbalistic text, dives deep into the cosmic balanc...
