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.

Before the Zohar and Preface

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 11:2

The great Kabbalist, Baal HaSulam, in his "Preface to Zohar," delves into just that. He lays out four modes of perception, almost like lenses through which we view reality. Let's u...

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Repair of the Soul

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 12:1

And as Baal HaSulam, one of the great 20th-century Kabbalists, points out in his "Preface to Zohar," this essence, this "fourth mode," is incredibly elusive. We have no grasp of th...

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Baal HaSulam Illuminates

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 14:1

It’s human nature to seek understanding, to want to know. And when it comes to profound spiritual truths, sometimes the way we access them is surprisingly…tangible. : how do we tru...

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Baal HaSulam Illuminates

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 15:1

He's talking about how we can understand things, particularly spiritual concepts, in different ways. And this third way? It's all about the abstract. He explains that once we've ex...

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Studying Torah

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 15:3

And it’s a question that Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, known as Baal HaSulam (Master of the Ladder) grapples with in his preface to the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticis...

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Preparing for Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 15:4

That’s kind of what Baal HaSulam, in his “Preface to Zohar,” is getting at when he talks about "abstract forms." He's diving deep into how we perceive reality, and specifically, th...

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Preface to Illumination

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 16:1

And the answer, according to the great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam in his "Preface to Zohar," lies in how we perceive the world around us. Baal HaSulam breaks down our perception into f...

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Dust of the Earth and Kabbalist

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 16:3

That’s often how it feels when delving into Kabbalah, especially when we're trying to understand the secrets held within the Zohar. But where do we even begin? The great Kabbalist ...

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Light and Vessels of Beria

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 16:5

But Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag, known as Baal HaSulam ("Master of the Ladder"), offered a critical key to unlocking its secrets in his preface to the book. What if I told you ...

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