Parshat Ki Teitzei

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Seventy-four commandments covering family law, honest business practices, treatment of workers, and remembering Amalek. Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19.

Sounding The Shofar

Tree of Souls

It's more than just tradition; it's a cosmic wake-up call. The most direct reason is because God Himself commanded it! "Sound a ram's horn before Me," He said, "so that I remember ...

CreationDemonsHeavenPatriarchs

Preface to Illumination

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 16:1

And the answer, according to the great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam in his "Preface to Zohar," lies in how we perceive the world around us. Baal HaSulam breaks down our perception into f...

Mysticism

Ten Sefirot and Beria

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 27:2

That's where things get interesting. See, before anything can exist, there has to be a way to measure it, to portion it out. That’s where the ten sefirot come in. Think of them as ...

Sefirot

Four Worlds and Anpin

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 88:8

Jewish mysticism has a fascinating story about that, using the sun and moon as metaphors. It’s all about light, receiving, and giving, and it gets pretty deep, pretty fast. The aut...

MysticismSoulSefirot

Glory of the Temple and Holies

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 116:4

It suggests that during our period of "service" – our time here on Earth, striving to connect – the Divine emanation is, in a sense, clothed. Clothed in what? In the world around u...

Temple

Revelation at Sinai and Godliness

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 5:6

That’s kind of what we’re up against when we talk about the Sefirot. So, what are the Sefirot? Well, in the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, the Sefirot (סְפִירוֹת) are oft...

ProphecySinaiSefirot

One in Paradise

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 30:54

And while there are no easy answers, Jewish mystical tradition offers a fascinating perspective. The text Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, "30 Openings of Wisdom," dives deep into this ver...

Adam & EveProphecy

Counsel of the Sages and Chessed

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 51:9

Jewish mystical tradition, especially Kabbalah, offers a fascinating lens through which to understand this. It speaks of Sefirot, divine emanations, channels through which God's in...

WisdomSefirot

Acquiring Wisdom

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 80:7

The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a Kabbalistic text whose name literally means "408 Openings of Wisdom," dives deep into the concept of divine foreknowledge and how it impacts, well, e...

Wisdom