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.

Beginning of Wisdom and Avot

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 122:5

Jewish mysticism, particularly the Tikkunei Zohar, offers a powerful image for understanding this feeling. It speaks of a "singular daughter" and the wisdom needed to return her to...

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Studying Torah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 145:2

But what sparks this joy? What ignites this closeness? The Tikkunei Zohar offers a striking image: an older person emerges from behind a wall. Now, walls in Kabbalah often represen...

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The Tree of Life and Bereishit

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 185:4

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah, wrestles with this very question. It starts with the beginning, with Bereishit, the first word of the Torah, which also means "In th...

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Divine Presence of Elijah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 289:3

The Tikkunei Zohar, a mystical commentary on the Zohar, delves into just that kind of passionate exchange between the Divine and the Shekhinah, the feminine aspect of God. Imagine ...

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Ezekiel's Vision

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 289:4

to a fascinating passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkun 289, where the human eye becomes a microcosm of the divine. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion on the core ...

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Psalms of David and Jerusalem

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 290:5

Let’s look at one that’s always intrigued me: “Your neck is an ivory tower” from the Song of Songs (7:4). Sounds poetic, sure, but what does it mean? Well, the Tikkunei Zohar, that...

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Acts of Creation and the Throne

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:3

Jewish tradition offers some breathtaking answers. Imagine, if you will, two thousand years before heaven and earth. A time of pure potential. What was brewing in the cosmic kitche...

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Account of He

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:34

The details, the drama, the why of it all. Well, Jewish tradition is overflowing with stories that flesh out the biblical narrative, and some of them are wild. Take the creation of...

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Joseph and Creation of Paradise

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:38

According to the legends, entering Paradise isn't just strolling through a gate. Imagine two immense gates made of carbuncle, a fiery, glowing gem. And guarding them? Sixty myriads...

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