Parshat Vayera

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Three angels visit Abraham, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the birth of Isaac, and the Binding of Isaac (the Akedah). Genesis 18:1-22:24.

Rambam Receives the Torah

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The text we're looking at speaks to just that – a world where falsehood reigns and those who uphold Torah are scorned. It's a harsh indictment, a cry of pain from someone who feels...

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Maimonides at the Dawn of Creation

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The question of creation... it's one that's gripped humanity for millennia, isn't it? How did it all begin? Was there a before? And if so, what was it like? The rabbis of old grapp...

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Oral Torah and Rambam

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The Jewish tradition grapples with this very question, and it's a fascinating journey to explore. Now, Rabbi Tzadok ben Yechiel, in the book "Ravid HaZahav," makes a crucial distin...

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Ramchal Teaches and Kelim

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 2:4

Jewish mysticism has a powerful, and frankly dramatic, explanation for that feeling. It’s all about the breaking of the vessels, the Shvirat ha-Kelim. The Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chai...

Ramchal Teaches and Hokhmah

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 2:7

Jewish mystical tradition, particularly as explored in the teachings of the Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto), offers a fascinating, albeit complex, explanation. It all boils do...

Ramchal Teaches and Anpin

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 4:5

We’re talking about Zeir Anpin (ZA), often translated as the "Short Face" or "Impatient One." In Kabbalah, Zeir Anpin is a crucial configuration of the sefirot, the divine attribut...

Ramchal Teaches and Gadlut

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 4:6

The great Kabbalist, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, or Ramchal as he's more commonly known, gives us some incredible insights into this in his "Ten Chapters of Wisdom" – Asarah Peraki...

Ramchal Teaches and Imah

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 4:12

We'll be exploring a small, but incredibly rich, fragment of his work, the Asarah Perakim – Ten Chapters. Specifically, we're looking at a passage that speaks about the formation o...

Ramchal Teaches and Nukvah

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 5:3

The Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, offers a glimpse into this mystery in his "Ten Chapters on Divine Wisdom" (Asarah Perakim LeRamchal), and it's a journey worth exploring. F...