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.

Rabbi Elazar and Creation of Merkavah

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:25

And it's a desire that sometimes leads to conflict, as we see when examining certain debates within Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition. In this particular instance, we're divi...

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Maimonides at the Dawn of Creation

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:27

The question of creation... it's one that's gripped humanity for millennia, isn't it? How did it all begin? Was there a before? And if so, what was it like? The rabbis of old grapp...

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Oral Torah and Rambam

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:31

The Jewish tradition grapples with this very question, and it's a fascinating journey to explore. Now, Rabbi Tzadok ben Yechiel, in the book "Ravid HaZahav," makes a crucial distin...

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Adam and the First Humans

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:33

That’s kind of what we're doing today, diving into some pretty deep Kabbalistic concepts about the nature of the Divine. We’re talking about the Sefirot, those ten emanations of Go...

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Sweetness of Torah and Ezekiel

Other Texts The Wars of God 10:3

Oy vey! Have we, in our zeal for hidden wisdom, inadvertently stumbled into idolatry? It's a question that weighs heavily, especially when considering the influence of the Zohar an...

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Noah's Generation and Nothing

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 36:8

It’s about a relationship with the One who is completely and utterly in charge. That’s what we’re diving into today, drawing from the text Da'at Tevunot, a foundational work of Jew...

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Acts of Creation

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 40:5

It all boils down to the "concealment of the countenance" of God. Imagine it: God, may He be blessed, didn't immediately reveal His full glory, His full "countenance," to creation ...

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Wonders of Genesis and Singularity

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 48:3

Like the universe is playing a game of hide-and-seek with... well, with everything? That feeling, that tension between what's hidden and what's revealed, is at the heart of a power...

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Light of Torah and Blessings

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 72:6

Jewish mysticism offers a fascinating perspective, suggesting that our souls embark on a journey of both descent and ultimate ascent. Da'at Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thoug...

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