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.

Kingdom of Rabbi Akiva and Anpin

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:16

Isn't it amazing how sometimes the most profound questions come from wrestling with what seems like a tiny detail? Like, really, really tiny. Let's consider something truly mind-bo...

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Covenant of Moses and Anpin

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:18

It’s a question that's occupied mystics for centuries, and one that leads us into some pretty fascinating corners of Kabbalah. , shall we? We begin with the words of Moses himself,...

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Moses Beyond the Firmament and Kabbalists

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:22

The answer, as with so many profound questions, lies deep within Jewish tradition, and grapples with some pretty mind-bending concepts, especially when we delve into Kabbalah. But ...

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Maimonides at the Dawn of Creation

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:27

The question of creation... it's one that's gripped humanity for millennia, isn't it? How did it all begin? Was there a before? And if so, what was it like? The rabbis of old grapp...

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Oral Torah and Rambam

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:31

The Jewish tradition grapples with this very question, and it's a fascinating journey to explore. Now, Rabbi Tzadok ben Yechiel, in the book "Ravid HaZahav," makes a crucial distin...

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Before the Fall and Kabbalists

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Specifically, we're looking at how some Kabbalists have tried to depict the Almighty, and the potential pitfalls of using shapes and forms to describe the indescribable. It's a fas...

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Adam and the First Humans

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:33

That’s kind of what we're doing today, diving into some pretty deep Kabbalistic concepts about the nature of the Divine. We’re talking about the Sefirot, those ten emanations of Go...

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Spiritual Foundations and Edom

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 2:3

A story of how even apparent chaos can ultimately lead to unity. , shall we? The Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, in his work Asarah Perakim (Ten Chapters), delves into the int...

Ethical Instruction and Anpin

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 3:6

In Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, even abstract concepts like "mind" and "understanding" have a divine architecture. Let's delve into a fascinating corner of that archite...