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And it’s a question that Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, known as Baal HaSulam (Master of the Ladder) grapples with in his preface to the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticis...
It all boils down to this idea of a separating force, a kind of cosmic… diaphragm. What is this "diaphragm," you ask? Well, in Kabbalistic terms, it’s not the muscle that helps you...
The light of creation, the shefa (divine abundance), has diminished, become veiled. It’s like trying to see the sun through a thick fog. But here’s the beautiful part: we're not pa...
This ancient text, part of the Heikhalot ("palaces" or "halls") literature, is all about visionary journeys to the heavens. It's a roadmap, of sorts, for those brave (or perhaps fo...
That's the kind of intimacy we find in Heikhalot Rabbati, a mystical text that gives us a peek into the heavenly realms. In one particularly striking passage, God speaks directly t...
The ancient mystics certainly did. And in the Heikhalot Rabbati, a text that pulls back the curtain on the heavenly realms, we find a powerful message about just that yearning and ...
Heikhalot Rabbati, a key text in the Heikhalot literature – that's the body of Jewish mystical writings concerning ascents to the divine realm – gives us a glimpse into just such a...
And it’s been guarded fiercely. The text recounts a divine voice, almost exasperated, saying, "Nay, My servitors, nay, My servants, trouble Me not in this matter!" It's like God is...
It's not like there was an instruction manual from IKEA! Rabbi Ishmael, relaying a teaching from Rabbi Akiba in the name of Rabbi Eliezer the Great, gives us a pretty amazing insig...
