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.

Four Worlds

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 21:2

But what if the answer lies in the mystical realms described in the Zohar? Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the Zohar, dives deep into this very question. He outlines how we receive...

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Curtain of Mystery

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 23:3

According to Baal HaSulam, the great 20th-century Kabbalist and commentator on the Zohar, it's much more nuanced than that. In his "Preface to the Zohar," Baal HaSulam urges us to ...

Mysticism

Secret Teachings and Source

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 30:1

Specifically, let's look at a passage explained by Baal HaSulam, one of the most important commentators on the Zohar. He wrote a famous preface that is like a map to help us naviga...

Mysticism

Adam's Journey and Kadmon

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 33:2

We're going to explore a passage from Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah, specifically section 33. Now, this might sound a little intimidating, but trust me, it's worth the journey. It...

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Gateway to Mysticism and Surrounding

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 39:1

In Kabbalah, they talk about this too, but in terms of light – specifically, how the Ohr Makif, the Surrounding Light, interacts with the Ohr Pnimi, the Inner Light. And it's all a...

Sefirot

Zurtak in Jewish Tradition

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 19:3

In the mystical world of the Heikhalot literature, that's pretty much the reality. Specifically, we're diving into Heikhalot Rabbati, a text that maps out the ascent of the soul th...

Heavenly Court and Dumiel

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 22:1

This ancient text, part of the Heikhalot ("palaces" or "halls") literature, is all about visionary journeys to the heavens. It's a roadmap, of sorts, for those brave (or perhaps fo...

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Divine Purpose

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 56:4

We go about our lives, making plans, building things, assuming that everything will just… keep being. But what if it wasn't so automatic? What if the whole shebang, from the smalle...

The Tree of Life and Abraham

Kabbalah Derech Etz Chayim (Ramchal) 1:16

We pour our energy into the fleeting, the temporary. But what about the big questions? What if, just for a little while, we shifted our focus? What if we dared to ask ourselves: Wh...

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