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The Torah portion of Shmot – Exodus – introduces us to Moses, arguably the greatest prophet in Judaism. But even before the burning bush, before the plagues, before the parting of ...
Sha’ar HaGilgulim, the "Gate of Reincarnations," explores that very idea. It suggests that sometimes, a righteous soul, a Ruach, can connect with the Nefesh of a convert to Judaism...
The great kabbalist Baal HaSulam offers a powerful answer, deeply rooted in the wisdom of the Zohar. And it all starts with desire. You see, according to Baal HaSulam’s “Introducti...
It’s a question that's been asked for centuries, and Jewish mystical thought offers a pretty radical answer. According to Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar (that found...
The great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar, that mystical and foundational text, delves into this very idea. He uses the concept of "enclothing" to illustra...
In the Kabbalah, particularly as understood through the teachings of Rabbi Isaac Luria (the Ari), Abba (Father) and Imma (Mother) are elevated Sephirot – divine attributes or emana...
Kabbalah teaches us about the sefirot, the ten emanations of God's light, and how they manifest in the world. These sefirot are often arranged in a structure, a kind of spiritual f...
At the heart of this answer lie the sefirot. These are the ten divine attributes, the ten ways that God manifests in the world. Think of them as facets of a single diamond, each re...
The Heikhalot Rabbati, a key text in the Heikhalot literature—think of it as ancient mystical guidebooks to heavenly palaces—hints at just such a figure. It speaks of someone so el...
