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.

Preparing for Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 21:1

And the answer, according to Kabbalah, is…imprints. Think of it like this: each world, each level of existence, leaves its mark on the one below. It’s a cascading effect, a divine ...

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Baal HaSulam Illuminates

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 26:2

Jewish mysticism offers a fascinating perspective: that the very thing we're striving for – complete rectification, total connection – already exists. It’s not about creating somet...

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Baal HaSulam Illuminates and Asiya

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 27:3

to a fascinating concept about how the Divine light interacts with our world, as explained by Baal HaSulam in his "Preface to Zohar." Specifically, let's talk about the light that'...

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Adam in Paradise

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 32:1

It’s a question that’s captivated mystics and philosophers for centuries. Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the Zohar, offers a beautiful analogy to help us understand this concept. ...

Adam & Eve

Kabbalistic Depths

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 37:1

It’s a question that’s plagued mystics and thinkers for centuries. The Zohar, that radiant and often enigmatic text of Jewish mysticism, offers us a clue. In this particular passag...

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Inner Light and Isaiah

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 41:1

It’s a question that has haunted mystics and theologians for centuries. How can we, bound by time and space, truly perceive Ein Sof, the Endless One? The answer, according to Kabba...

Mysticism

Zohar Gateway

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 1:1

Jewish mysticism, particularly the Kabbalah, wrestles with this very idea. How do we, finite beings, even begin to grasp the infinite? One of the key concepts for understanding thi...

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Ten Sefirot

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 5:1

It’s a question that lies at the heart of much Kabbalistic thought. And it all starts with light and vessels. Kabbalah teaches us that light, or Ohr in Hebrew, can't exist in the v...

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Legend of Levi

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 6:1

It's not just some vague, formless energy. In Kabbalah, the divine manifests in intricate structures called partzufim (divine countenances or configurations). And within each partz...

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