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.

Kingdom of Maimonides

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:22

That tension between honoring their wisdom and standing your ground. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, especially in the context of Jewish scholarship and legal interpret...

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Final Redemption

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:28

In Mitpachat Sefarim, a collection of Jewish writings whose name literally means "wrapping of books," we find a raw, unflinching look at a generation seemingly gone astray. The aut...

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Divine Presence of Shekhinah

Other Texts The Wars of God 2:14

Jewish tradition speaks of such moments as revelations of the Shekhinah (שכינה), the Divine Presence. But what exactly does that mean? And what does it look like? Sometimes, it see...

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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...

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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 ...

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