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.

Sabbatai Zevi and the Origins of the World

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:1

The Mitpachat Sefarim, a text offering guidance on interpreting sacred works, certainly thinks so. It describes the Zohar, that foundational book of Jewish mysticism, as possessing...

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Rashbi Receives the Torah

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:4

I'm talking about the kind of claim that makes you question everything you thought you knew. Well, buckle up, because I've got a story that's going to take you there. This comes fr...

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Fire of Torah and Eivshitzar

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:5

I want to tell you a story I heard from Mitpachat Sefarim, a collection of stories and accounts. This particular one involves Rabbi Pinchas Yoshev Ohel, a Torah scholar from Krakow...

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Gift of Torah and Chassid

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:9

The Torah, our sacred scroll, is like that. And sometimes, that protection takes on a life of its own, becoming a story in itself. The tale I want to share with you is a tiny fragm...

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Rabbi Shimon and the Torah of Yochai

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:16

The Mitpachat Sefarim, a fascinating and somewhat controversial text, grapples with just that. It suggests that a truly free Jewish person – someone deeply immersed in Torah study,...

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Kingdom of Maimonides

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:22

That tension between honoring their wisdom and standing your ground. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, especially in the context of Jewish scholarship and legal interpret...

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Nachmanides Studies Torah

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:24

It’s a reminder that even within a tradition, there can be profound differences in interpretation and approach. Our journey begins with a figure deeply concerned with upholding wha...

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Jacob's Legacy

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:26

That's the kind of passion that pulses through the words of Mitpachat Sefarim, an author wrestling with interpretations of Jewish tradition. The author opens with a fiery declarati...

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Guarding the Torah

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:30

That’s a feeling that echoes through the ages, and it’s captured with raw emotion in the ancient text, Mitpachat Sefarim. Imagine the scene: The Knesset Yisrael, the assembly of Is...

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