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.

Divine Presence and Strengths

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 138:21

Jewish mysticism offers a powerful explanation for this feeling, and a path toward mending what's broken. Our story begins with the Shechinah, often understood as the Divine Presen...

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Holy Ground Beneath and Illumination

Kabbalah Sefer HaBahir 1:16

Jewish mystical tradition wrestles with that very question, and it takes us to some pretty mind-bending places. One of the earliest and most influential texts of the Kabbalah, Sefe...

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Wisdom and Discernment

Kabbalah Sefer HaBahir 1:119

And nowhere is that feeling more palpable than in the Sefer HaBahir, one of the earliest and most influential texts of Kabbalah. So, what exactly is the Sefer HaBahir? Its name mea...

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True and False Prophets

Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah 1:1

And it all starts with… numbers and letters. I’m talking about the Sefer Yetzirah (סֵפֶר יְצִירָה), the "Book of Formation." It's a short, cryptic text that's been fascinating myst...

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Yah and the Mysteries

Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 1:1

Specifically, 32 mystical paths of Wisdom. Imagine them, shimmering pathways etched into reality itself. These weren't just drawn; they were engraved by Yah (יָהּ), a powerful, sho...

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Gra at the Dawn of Creation

Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 6:7

The Sefer Yetzirah, the "Book of Formation," is a short but incredibly dense mystical text that attempts to explain just that. It lays out a system where the 22 letters of the Hebr...

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Wisdom of Arich Anpin and Eden

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:26

Specifically, we're peeking into how hidden wisdom, or Chochmah, flows from the most ancient and concealed aspects of the Divine. Think of it like this: there's a source, a wellspr...

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Kingdom of Atika Kadisha and Anpin

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:29

We’re talking about the eyes of Atika Kadisha and Arich Anpin. Big names. a little. Atika Kadisha, the "Ancient Holy One," and Arich Anpin, the "Long Face" or "Vast Countenance," a...

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Kingdom of Zeir Anpin and Chochmah

Other Texts Idra Zuta 1:67

We're diving into the Idra Zuta, a profound text within the Zohar that explores the secrets of the Divine and how it all flows down to us. Specifically, we're looking at how Zeir A...

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