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.

Divine Chariot

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 24:2

That's the scene described in Heikhalot Rabbati, a text from the Heikhalot literature, a collection of mystical writings detailing ascents through heavenly palaces. It's intense. W...

MerkavahShekhinah

Incense and Prayer

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 26:3

The Heikhalot Rabbati, a text within the Heikhalot literature – those mystical explorations of heavenly palaces and divine encounters – gives us a glimpse into this very idea. Spec...

Prayer

Throne Mysticism and Thee

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 27:3

It’s a question that's been wrestled with for millennia. And, surprisingly, one answer comes to us from a rather… unexpected source. We find it tucked away in Heikhalot Rabbati, a ...

Heaven

Throne Mysticism of Thou

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 27:5

The Heikhalot Rabbati, one of the key texts of the Heikhalot literature – that's the mystical tradition focused on ascensions to the divine realms – gives us a glimpse. And what’s ...

Heaven

Kabbalistic Depths

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 28:1

You're not alone. Our ancestors wrestled with this too, and some of their most beautiful attempts to capture the unimaginable can be found in texts like Heikhalot Rabbati. Heikhalo...

MysticismPrayerMiraclesWisdom

Metatron Among the Heavenly Host and Kings

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 28:2

I do. And ancient Jewish mystical texts, like the Heikhalot Rabbati, really drive that feeling home. They attempt to describe the indescribable: the majesty and power of God. The H...

AngelsElijahMysticismWisdom

Menorah in the Temple and the Altar

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 32:1

Heikhalot Rabbati, a mystical text describing heavenly ascents and visions, gives us a glimpse into that pivotal moment. It wasn't just about laying stones and raising walls. It wa...

HeavenTempleMerkavah

Shabbetai Tzvi Faces Judgment

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:8

The text throws us right into the deep end. It speaks of a "cursed abomination" and a "rejected faction," their tables overflowing with... well, let's just say very unpleasant thin...

Hell/GehennaAdam & EveMessiahMysticism

Sweetness of Torah and Ezekiel

Other Texts The Wars of God 10:3

Oy vey! Have we, in our zeal for hidden wisdom, inadvertently stumbled into idolatry? It's a question that weighs heavily, especially when considering the influence of the Zohar an...

SolomonTorahProphecyMysticism