Parshat Shemot

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The Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, the birth of Moses, Moses at the burning bush, and God's call to liberate His people. Exodus 1:1-6:1.

A Bloody Remedy

Ginzberg Vol. 2

The Bible tells us about the Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, but some of the most chilling details come from other sources, like Legends of the Jews by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg. Ginz...

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The First Passover

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According to Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, as the time approached for the Israelites' redemption from Egyptian slavery, a dilemma arose. They hadn't accumulated enough goo...

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The Smiting Of The First-born

Ginzberg Vol. 2

We all know the big picture: plagues, Moses, Pharaoh, the Red Sea. But what about the details, the little-known corners of the narrative? to one of the most dramatic moments: the s...

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Hidden Wisdom of Rabbi Shimon (Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar)

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But according to one of the most influential Kabbalists of the 20th century, Baal HaSulam, that's precisely the role of the Zohar. Now, you might be asking, "What exactly is the Zo...

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Introduction to Kabbalah and Bina

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 12:1

In Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, we find a fascinating concept about how the spiritual world works – and how things need to be in their proper order for true ful...

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Introduction to Kabbalah of Bina

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 16:2

To understand this, we need to talk about Malkhut and Bina. Malkhut (מלכות), often translated as "kingdom" or "sovereignty," is the last of the ten Sefirot, the emanations through ...

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Bina: Introduction to Kabbalah

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 20:2

Jewish mysticism, particularly in the Kabbalistic tradition, has a fascinating way of describing just that kind of spiritual elevation. We're going to dive into a concept that migh...

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Introduction to Kabbalah

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 32:3

We're going to delve into a concept that might seem a little dense at first, but trust me, it's worth the journey. We're talking about the interplay of the right and left lines (ka...

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Introduction to Kabbalah

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 35:2

Jewish mysticism, particularly Kabbalah, grapples with this tension constantly. Today, we're diving into the fascinating concept of the "lines" – right, left, and middle – as illum...

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