Parshat Ki Tavo

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The ceremony of first fruits, the tithes declaration, blessings and curses on Mount Gerizim and Ebal. Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8.

Remembering Jerusalem and Blessings

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 51:17

According to Kabbalah, specifically the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, that feeling might stem from a disruption in the flow of divine blessing, especially within the lower seven Sefirot...

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Power of Repentance and Blessings

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 62:7

Jewish mystical tradition offers a powerful explanation for why that might be, connecting our actions here on Earth to the very fabric of the cosmos. The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a...

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Praying with Devotion and Blessings

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 106:1

It's not always a punishment, you see. Sometimes... it's preparation. Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a Kabbalistic text whose name translates to "One Hundred and Six Openings of Wisdom,"...

Prayer

Shabbat and the Sabbath and Blessings

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:165

Jewish mysticism might have an answer for you, and it all revolves around Shabbat. We all know Shabbat as the day of rest, a sacred pause in the week. But according to the Idra Zut...

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Divine Presence and Blessings

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 43:20

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, dives deep into this feeling. It speaks of a separation, a cosmic rift, and our role in mending it. It points to a Shekhinah, the Di...

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Calling Out to God and Blessings

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 52:19

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, wrestles with this very feeling in its 52nd section. It speaks of the prayers of the poor, the heartfelt cries rising up with eighte...

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Heart of Prayer and Blessings

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 125:10

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, invites us to consider just that. It paints a picture of the human body as a microcosm, a reflection of the divine structure itself....

Prayer

Death of Sarah and Blessings

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:264

Her death, according to Legends of the Jews, wasn't just a family tragedy. It was a blow to the whole land. Imagine the shift: while she lived, things flowed smoothly, blessings ab...

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Jacob's Transgression and Blessings

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:201

He wasn't just miffed at his brother Jacob. He was incandescent with rage. Remember, Jacob had received the blessings meant for Esau, and Esau wasn't about to let that go. He wante...

PatriarchsJoseph