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.

Hidden Wisdom of Keter

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 20:1

Today, we're diving into a passage from Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah, a foundational text of Kabbalah, specifically section 20. Now, brace yourselves, because we're about to talk...

Mysticism

Divine Contraction

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 20:2

We delve into the idea that the divine light, before creation, underwent a process of self-limitation, a concept known as tzimtzum (constriction). This wasn't a shrinking in a phys...

Life of Keter

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 21:4

Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, grapples with this very question, and it all starts with the idea of a partition, a kind of veil or filter that allows creation to emerge from the undif...

Divine Contraction

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 22:2

The answer, in part, lies in this fascinating concept of vessels. Think of it this way: you can't pour water without a cup. Light, in Kabbalistic thought, needs something to contai...

Tale of Keter

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 22:3

It all comes down to something called a "partition," and how much it can "see" or, perhaps more accurately, how much it can not see. In Kabbalistic thought, this partition acts as ...

Kabbalistic Primer of Bina

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 22:5

We're talking about the divine emanation, the flow of God's energy into creation. And that light, according to texts like Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah (An Introduction to the Wis...

Neshamah from Above and Chochma

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 24:2

In Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, there's a fascinating model for understanding how we develop our spiritual capacity, step by step. It’s all about vessels and li...

Soul

Tale of Adam

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 26:2

Don’t worry, we’ve all been there! Especially when diving into Kabbalah. Let's talk about a crucial idea that can help unlock a lot of the mystery: understanding the relationship b...

Adam & Eve

Ten Sefirot

Kabbalah Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah 26:3

Kabbalah, that ancient wellspring of Jewish mystical thought, suggests that even rejection and resistance can be generative. It all comes down to the intricate dance between light ...