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.

Paradise Above

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 9:1

Like an invisible wall is standing between you and... well, anything? According to Kabbalah, that feeling might be more real than you think. The great Kabbalist, Baal HaSulam, in h...

Heaven

Neshamah from Above

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 26:1

Jewish mysticism wrestles with this very idea, particularly when it comes to our own imperfections. The great Kabbalist, Baal HaSulam – Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag, known for h...

Soul

Studying Torah and Afraid

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 58:1

He saw a spiritual drought gripping his generation, a darkness born from something quite specific: a decline in faith. Not just any faith, but faith in the wisdom of the ages, in t...

TorahMysticismRepentance

Neshamah from Above and Bina

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 17:1

In Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, this feeling isn't just a quirk of modern life. It's actually built into the very structure of reality. And the Sulam commentary...

SoulSefirot

Words from Above

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 41:1

We’re here, things are (relatively) ordered, but how did the divine plan actually unfold? Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, gives us a fascinating, intricate answer. And a big part of th...

ProphecySinaiSefirot

Neshamah from Above and Chochma

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 24:2

In Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, there's a fascinating model for understanding how we develop our spiritual capacity, step by step. It’s all about vessels and li...

SoulSefirot

Words from Above and the Throne

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 10:1

And while the Torah itself seems to discourage the idea, hinting at the impossibility of seeing God and living, the mystical tradition, particularly the Heikhalot literature, dares...

ProphecyHoly Land

Patriarchal Covenant and Nehunya

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 17:1

Jewish mystical tradition has some pretty answers, and today we're going to peek into one of them, thanks to a text called Heikhalot Rabbati. Now, Heikhalot Rabbati – that’s Hebrew...

PatriarchsHoly LandShekhinah

First Humans

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:32

The text explodes with frustration and defensiveness. After all his hard work, "a foolish, silly, and wicked person" – a "son of a worthless one," no less! – criticized his work. T...

Adam & EveNoah & FloodTorahSoul