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That’s a feeling that echoes through the ages, and it’s captured with raw emotion in the ancient text, Mitpachat Sefarim. Imagine the scene: The Knesset Yisrael, the assembly of Is...
He urges us – "people of understanding," he calls us – to listen closely and use our discernment. He’s worried about the uncritical acceptance of everything written in books of Kab...
Maybe there's more to that feeling than you realize. Jewish tradition, particularly through the lens of Kabbalah, teaches us that even the simple act of eating is laden with spirit...
Rabbi Hayyim Vital, a towering figure in Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) and the foremost disciple of the great Rabbi Isaac Luria, delved deep into this very question. He taught that t...
We often think of God as a unified force, but some Jewish mystical texts paint a picture of inner dialogues, even disagreements, between God's attributes. Let’s peek into one such ...
It’s like trying to grasp the trunk of a massive, ancient tree, its branches reaching so high you can barely see the top. It’s... well, it’s complicated. I recently came across som...
Central to Judaism is the absolute oneness of God. It’s right there in the Shema, that foundational declaration: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Deuteronomy 6:...
Ever stumble upon something that seems contradictory, something that makes you scratch your head and wonder, "Wait, did I miss something?" That’s exactly the kind of question someo...
But what if you perform those actions for someone else? Does that automatically make you an idolater? The Talmud, in Sanhedrin, tackles this very question. It discusses someone who...
