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.

Kingdom of Maimonides

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That tension between honoring their wisdom and standing your ground. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, especially in the context of Jewish scholarship and legal interpret...

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Tu Bishvat Studies Torah

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There's a beautiful custom, a minhag, for the faithful – the tamim in Hebrew – to eat lots of fruit on a particular day, celebrating them with words of praise. And that day is Tu B...

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Shekhinah: Divine Presence

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Jewish tradition has a name for that feeling: Shekhinah. But what exactly is it? It’s a word we hear often, especially when talking about exile and redemption, but its meaning can ...

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Ethical Instruction and Anpin

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In Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, even abstract concepts like "mind" and "understanding" have a divine architecture. Let's delve into a fascinating corner of that archite...

Spiritual Foundations and Abba

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 3:10

In Kabbalah, the mystical tradition of Judaism, this feeling, and the process of becoming complete, is beautifully illustrated through the intricate dance of the sefirot, the divin...

Adam and the First Humans of Anpin

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 5:4

Even in the highest realms of Kabbalah, the interactions between the divine emanations, the Sefirot, can be just as intricate. Today, we're diving into a particularly fascinating p...

Adam & Eve

Leah Among the Mothers

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 7:4

Jewish mystical tradition, especially when we delve into the Kabbalah, can feel like navigating a labyrinth. Today, we're going to explore a particularly intricate passage from Asa...

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Adam in Paradise

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Kabbalah, that ancient Jewish mystical tradition, offers a breathtakingly complex and beautiful vision of just that. Today, we’re going to delve into a particularly intriguing conc...

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Ethical Instruction

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 8:15

It sounds like a strange question, I know. But in the mystical world of Kabbalah, even the most abstract concepts are given form, even… clothing. Let's delve into a fascinating ide...