Parshat Shoftim

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Laws of judges and officers, the king, the Levitical priests, true and false prophets, cities of refuge, and warfare. Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9.

Kingdom of Zeir Anpin and Maturity

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 128:8

to a fascinating, if intricate, idea from the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, which translates to "One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Openings of Wisdom," a Kabbalistic text exploring the inner...

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Nukva: Kingdom of Zeir Anpin

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 130:4

It’s a question that’s echoed through Kabbalistic thought for centuries. We’ve talked about Zeir Anpin, the Impatient One, but what about Nukva – the Female Principle, sometimes ca...

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Kingdom of Nukva

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 130:12

It's a delicate balance. Too much of one thing, not enough of another, and poof... chaos. Well, Jewish mystical tradition, specifically the Kabbalah, has some pretty fascinating id...

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Kingdom of Abba and Maturity

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 133:7

Jewish mystical thought, especially in the Kabbalah, grapples with these moments of growth, these ascents of the soul. Let's talk about one of those moments: Second Maturity. Now, ...

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Unlocking the Mystery

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 135:12

Jewish mysticism, specifically the ancient text Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, uses a similar image to describe a complex spiritual state. It speaks of a state called "Back-to-Back." Now...

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Kingdom of Zeir Anpin and Kindness

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 135:19

They used powerful metaphors to explore these ideas, and one of the most intriguing involves the relationship between the masculine and feminine aspects of the Divine. to a passage...

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Kingdom of Zeir Anpin

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 136:14

Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, offers some pretty mind-bending answers. And at the heart of it all is this intricate system of divine personalities, or Partzufim. Today, ...

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Kingdom of Rachel and Jacob

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 137:1

One such answer lies within the ancient text, Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah ("Key to the Gates of Wisdom"). It unveils a profound understanding of relationships, not just as human intera...

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Kingdom of Gra and Breath

Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 1:11

We're going to delve into a tiny sliver of it, specifically the version attributed to the Gra (גר״א), the Vilna Gaon, a brilliant 18th-century scholar. The Sefer Yetzirah isn't you...

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