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.

Divine Presence of Queen

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 91:18

I know, it sounds like a bizarre question, but the Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, actually uses the metaphor of royal garments to describe something profound about how...

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Divine Presence

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 102:8

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a breathtaking vision of how our prayers ascend to the Divine. It's a journey filled with angels, divine attributes, and a wh...

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Haman and the Heavenly Realms

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 115:8

Jewish tradition is full of stories about overcoming impossible odds, and today, we're diving into one of those stories, found within the mystical depths of the Tikkunei Zohar. Spe...

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Mouth of the Abyss and Yods

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 118:11

And it's woven right into the fabric of creation itself. The passage we're looking at from Tikkunei Zohar 118 is It's about how God, represented by the name YQV"Q – a variation of ...

Hell/Gehenna

Zohar Illumination

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 249:4

The Kabbalists certainly did. They saw the human face as a microcosm, a reflection of the divine. And in the lines and contours, they found echoes of something truly profound. The ...

Adam's Compassion and David

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:35

A whole millennium! That was supposed to be Adam’s lifespan, a "day of the Lord," as it says in some traditions. But did you know he gave some of that time away? According to Legen...

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Marriage of Zuleika and Potiphar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:130

We all know how that ended up, but the lead-up is just as juicy. Zuleika wasn't just going to rely on her friends to get her revenge on Joseph. Oh no, she had a plan of her own, a ...

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Marriage of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:131

to a dramatic moment from the story of Joseph, or Yosef, as he's known in Hebrew, and Potiphar's wife. We know the story: Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt, rises through the rank...

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Joseph and the Secret Teaching

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:177

After years of hardship, false accusations, and imprisonment, Joseph's fortunes take a dramatic turn. Pharaoh, impressed by Joseph's wisdom and ability to interpret dreams, elevate...

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