Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Moses and the Torah

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 46:4

It's like staring into the night sky – you see the stars, but you know there's so much more you can't see. That's kind of how we grapple with understanding God. Da'at Tevunot, a wo...

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Halls of the Angels

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 35:11

The Tikkunei Zohar, a profound commentary on the Zohar, one of the central texts of Kabbalah, offers a glimpse into just that. In particular, Tikkunei Zohar 35 uses powerful imager...

HeavenNoah & FloodTorahSoul

Samael and Creation of Boshet

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 47:6

It turns out, according to some mystical interpretations, it's a lot more than just a marker of time. The Tikkunei Zohar, a profound and intricate expansion of the Zohar (a central...

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Legacy of the Forefathers and the Crown

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 51:15

Jewish mysticism has a way of naming those feelings, of giving them a context within the cosmic drama. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion on the Zohar itself, gives us a glimpse...

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Shekhinah Beyond the Firmament and Deut

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 73:16

It’s a universal struggle, and Jewish tradition has a lot to say about it. In fact, the Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, dives deep into this very conflict. In Tikkunei ...

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Esau's Transgression and the Throne

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 109:14

The Tikkunei Zohar, a crucial text in Kabbalistic literature, gives us a pretty fiery picture. It focuses on Esau and Ishmael, often seen as representing forces opposing spiritual ...

Patriarchs

Divine Presence

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 110:19

We're not just talking about fashion, but about how we clothe the Divine Presence itself. : what is it that envelops God, so to speak? According to the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically...

Adam & EveHoly LandShekhinah

Death of Eve and Sacrifice

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:43

Jewish tradition has some fascinating ideas. According to Legends of the Jews, in the afterlife, the sixth division is reserved for those who died while performing a pious act, a m...

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The Tower of Babel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:103

We all know the story. Humanity, united in language and purpose, decides to build a tower reaching to the heavens. A bit audacious, to say the least. And God, seeing this, decides ...

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