Parshat Vayakhel

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The people bring offerings for the Tabernacle, Bezalel and the craftsmen begin construction. Exodus 35:1-38:20.

The Blessings Of The Sabbath

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It's more than just a day off. It's a portal, a moment when the entire cosmos shifts. According to ancient wisdom, Shabbat isn't just about our rest, it's about the universe taking...

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The Adornment Of The Sabbath

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It's more than just challah and rest, my friends. The Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah (Zohar 2:88b-89a), paints a stunning picture. It tells us that on the Sabbath, when ...

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The Princess Of The Sabbath

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Genesis tells us God spent six days creating the world. But what happened after that? The Book of Genesis tells us that God rested on the seventh day, but there's more to the story...

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The Sabbath Bride

Tree of Souls

Jewish mystical tradition paints a breathtaking picture of the Sabbath – not just as a day of rest, but as a sacred marriage, a cosmic coronation, a weekly reunion between God and…...

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Greeting The Sabbath Queen

Tree of Souls

The idea of greeting the Sabbath Queen, or Shabbat Malkah, has captured the hearts and minds of Jewish mystics and everyday people for centuries. We find this beautiful custom echo...

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The Souls Of The Dead On The Sabbath

Tree of Souls

We know it's a time for rest, reflection, and delicious challah, but Jewish tradition holds some truly wondrous ideas about this holy day, reaching even beyond the veil of life its...

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The First Sabbath

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According to some fascinating traditions, that first Sabbath wasn't just a day of rest, it was also the first Rosh ha-Shanah, the Jewish New Year! It fell on the first of Tishrei, ...

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God Keeps The Sabbath

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In fact, the Sabbath isn't just a terrestrial observance; it's a celestial one, too. Imagine this: right after creating the Sabbath, God gathers all the angels – the angels of the ...

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Keeping The Sabbath

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It's called Shabbat, the Sabbath. And it’s powerful. The mystics teach us that keeping Shabbat is more than just refraining from work. It's about entering a different dimension of ...

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