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.

The Messiah Will Descend From The Side Of Evil

Tree of Souls

Yet, Jewish tradition whispers of just such a mystery: that the Messiah himself will descend from the side of evil. How can this be? Well, the story starts with King David, the anc...

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The Infancy Of Moses

Ginzberg Vol. 2

Take Moses, for example. We know him as the liberator, the lawgiver, the one who spoke to God face to face. But what about Moses the baby? What was his story? According to Legends ...

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Reincarnation of Souls and Ibur

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 2:8

But the Ibur is something different entirely. According to the Chachamim, the Rabbis, the Ibur is a secret, a hidden process where the soul of a righteous person, a Tzaddik, can en...

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Reincarnation of Souls

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 5:1

In the Jewish mystical tradition, particularly within the teachings of the Kabbalah, the concept of reincarnation, or gilgul, offers a fascinating perspective. But it's not always ...

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Mystical Contemplation and the Crown

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 42:2

He paints a picture of each world – and remember, in Kabbalah, the universe is structured into multiple nested worlds – containing not just the familiar five Sefirot of KaḤaV TuM (...

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Bond of the Soul and Neshama

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 48:1

In Jewish mysticism, specifically in the teachings of Baal HaSulam, this struggle is understood as the tension between our "animal" desires and our higher, spiritual selves. And th...

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Light and Vessels of Beria

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 16:5

But Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag, known as Baal HaSulam ("Master of the Ladder"), offered a critical key to unlocking its secrets in his preface to the book. What if I told you ...

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Four Worlds

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 21:2

But what if the answer lies in the mystical realms described in the Zohar? Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the Zohar, dives deep into this very question. He outlines how we receive...

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Sag in Jewish Tradition

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 66:2

To understand it, we need to delve into some complex ideas about light, vessels, and a mysterious "partition." Let's start with this partition. Think of it as a veil or a screen th...