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The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, invites us to do just that. To look beyond the obvious, especially when things seem dark. It starts w...
It describes a time when God, so to speak, is "in the darkness," enclothed in tohu and bohu – "chaos and void," and ḥoshekh and tehom – "darkness and abyss." Imagine the universe b...
Jewish mysticism, especially in the Tikkunei Zohar, actually has a really beautiful way of understanding that feeling, especially in connection to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement....
The text asks a pretty direct question: "Who can wage battle in the place where you are?" It's not just about physical battle, but about any kind of opposition against the divine p...
Let’s look at one that’s always intrigued me: “Your neck is an ivory tower” from the Song of Songs (7:4). Sounds poetic, sure, but what does it mean? Well, the Tikkunei Zohar, that...
Jewish tradition offers some truly fascinating perspectives. For instance, the idea that God's goodness should reign on earth just as it does in Heaven. To achieve this, the tradit...
It might surprise you. We often think of angels as the ultimate divine cheerleaders. But Jewish tradition has some fascinating ideas about who gets to sing God's praises first, and...
We're not talking dragons here, but close. Think of them as the ultimate animal kingdom representations, straight from the heart of Jewish legend. The ancient rabbis taught that th...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, the raven's journey on the ark wasn't exactly smooth sailing. When Noah needed a scout to check on the receding floodwater...
