Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

Joseph's Three Masters

Ginzberg Vol. 2

His story, a cornerstone of the Hebrew Bible, is filled with dramatic turns, betrayal, and ultimately, triumph. But let's zoom in on one particularly painful chapter: his journey i...

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Bond of the Soul and Tree

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 31:4

That delicious meal, that beautiful song, that perfect moment... it just replays in your mind, over and over. Now, imagine that feeling, but directed towards the Divine. That's the...

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Inner Light and Isaiah

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 41:1

It’s a question that has haunted mystics and theologians for centuries. How can we, bound by time and space, truly perceive Ein Sof, the Endless One? The answer, according to Kabba...

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Whirlwind and Job

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 42:1

You grasp for words, knowing they’ll always fall short. And that, in a nutshell, is a tiny piece of the challenge we face when we talk about the Divine. Because here's the thing: w...

Job

Zohar Gateway

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 81:2

Jewish mystical thought sees echoes of that very struggle in the cosmos itself. We’re diving into a concept from the Sulam Commentary, a key text in Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), sp...

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Divine Contraction

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 14:1

Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, grapples with this very feeling. And it offers a radical solution, a cosmic act of self-limitation called tzimtzum (constriction). But what...

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Divine Contraction

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 15:1

But it's also at the heart of a deeply mystical concept in Kabbalah, the Jewish esoteric tradition. We're diving into some pretty heady stuff here. We’re talking about the creation...

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Throne Mysticism

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 5:1

The text paints a picture of unparalleled majesty, asking, "Who is like unto our King among all the lofty ones… Who is like our Maker? Who is like unto the Lord our God?" It's a rh...

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Zeal of Elijah and Aramaic

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 6:4

That’s the feeling that washes over me as I read this passage from Heikhalot Rabbati, a key text in the Heikhalot literature, which are early Jewish mystical texts that describe as...

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