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It speaks of a moment after creation, a sort of "second thought" God has. Imagine God looking back, considering how to ensure the beings created would endure, would really exist, e...
It’s more than just parchment and ink. It’s a conduit, a channel. The Zohar, that cornerstone of Kabbalistic thought, already touched on this when discussing the Hebrew alphabet. A...
And Jewish tradition actually offers a powerful solution: deep, thoughtful introspection. : how often do we really stop and ponder the big questions? The sages, our wise ancestors,...
It’s a question that’s haunted humanity since we first looked up at the stars. But is it even possible to know the answer? To understand the mind of the Creator? Psalm 92 seems to ...
It all starts with unity. Specifically, the absolute, unparalleled oneness of Eyn Sof. Now, what is Eyn Sof? The term translates roughly to "without end," or "infinite." Think of i...
The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a Kabbalistic text, dives deep into this very question. It tells us that we must believe, with unwavering faith, that the Supreme Emanator—blessed be H...
The core argument hinges on a single, powerful idea: God's essential nature is goodness. According to the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, nothing endures except God's goodness. If God’s w...
The core of the question boils down to this: is the punishment that the wicked endure before the ultimate end a good thing, or not? Seems simple. But like many things in Jewish tho...
The Kabbalists certainly did. And they wrestled with this very question: If God is good, and only good, then how do we make sense of the not-so-good things that happen? The Kalach ...
