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 Purpose and Will

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 32:1

Makes you realize just how vast the universe is, and how limited our own understanding can be. Well, the ancient sages grappled with this too, especially when it came to the Divine...

Divine Names

Jerusalem the Golden

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 36:6

Ever hear someone say, "They had their chance and blew it?" That Israel, the Jewish people, messed up so badly that redemption is just... off the table? It’s a tough idea to grappl...

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Burden of the Prophet and Oneness

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 36:10

It's pointing us toward a deeper truth. The text suggests that everything—absolutely everything—is connected to the revelation of God's Oneness, His Yichud. The text says that the ...

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Divine Purpose

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 40:4

The text isn't shy about acknowledging the existence of deficiencies. It doesn’t sugarcoat reality. But it offers a powerful, ultimately optimistic perspective. It tells us that th...

Mysticism

Hills of Judea

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 40:8

It’s a feeling that echoes through Jewish tradition, a question asked again and again across centuries. How can a good God allow so much suffering? Da'at Tevunot, a profound work o...

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Four Worlds

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 56:1

That feeling, that yearning, is at the heart of a profound idea explored in Da'at Tevunot, a Kabbalistic text. It wrestles with the biggest question of all: how can we, as limited ...

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Divine Purpose

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 58:3

The mystics of old grappled with this feeling on a cosmic scale. How did the universe, and everything within it, come into being? What allows it to continue existing, moment by mom...

Mysticism

Divine Purpose

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 60:1

Jewish tradition grapples with this very question, and one fascinating text, Da'at Tevunot (roughly translated as "Knowing Wisdom"), dives deep into the heart of it. What is the in...

Mysticism

Resurrection of the Dead

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 66:1

It’s a question that’s haunted humanity since, well, humanity began. And it’s a question that’s explored in rich, complex ways within Jewish thought. Today, let's dive into a conce...

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