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.

Path of the Just and Heikhal

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 8:16

The Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, in his Asarah Perakim – that's "Ten Chapters" – gives us a glimpse into a fascinating cosmology, a sort of spiritual architecture, if you w...

ShekhinahSefirot

Ten Chapters of Wisdom and Achra

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 9:1

According to some fascinating corners of Jewish mystical thought, it's a layered process, a divine bureaucracy if you will, involving the Sefirot, angels, and even… well, we'll get...

Sefirot

Samekh Mem in Exile

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 9:2

It's not a simple answer, of course, but Jewish mysticism offers some fascinating insights. The Asarah Perakim LeRamchal, a key text, delves right into this. It begins by quoting I...

Exile

Gift of Prophecy

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 78:2

Think of it this way: everything in existence is connected to God, to the Divine Source. But the way that connection manifests differs dramatically. Da'at Tevunot (Understanding of...

TorahProphecySoulPrayer

Glory of the Temple and Holies

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 116:4

It suggests that during our period of "service" – our time here on Earth, striving to connect – the Divine emanation is, in a sense, clothed. Clothed in what? In the world around u...

Temple

The Tree of Life and Hamoshlim

Kabbalah Derech Etz Chayim (Ramchal) 1:14

The great Kabbalist, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, known as the Ramchal, offers a profound insight in his work, Derech Etz Chayim, "The Way of the Tree of Life." He suggests that if ...

Wisdom

Rabbi Shimon and the Mysteries

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 7:9

The Sefirot (סְפִירוֹת) – these are the ten emanations of God's creative energy, the very blueprint of existence in Kabbalistic thought. But here's the rub: we talk about them usin...

MysticismWisdomSefirot

Soul in the Body and Chayah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 29:22

Jewish mysticism offers a framework for understanding the different layers of our consciousness, our mental powers. It's a complex system, but incredibly insightful. Today, we're g...

SoulWisdomSefirot

Unlocking the Mystery

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 38:11

We're diving into the Kabbalistic concept of "garments" – not literal clothes, of course, but rather veils or layers that conceal and reveal the Divine. Think of them as filters, a...