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.

Zeir's Legacy

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 117:7

And it suggests this government isn’t some monolithic entity, but a complex, multi-layered system. The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a Kabbalistic text whose title means something like ...

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Merit of the Fathers and Anpin

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 121:8

It’s a question that has haunted mystics for centuries, and the Kabbalah, with its intricate maps of the divine, offers some truly mind-bending answers. Today, we’re diving into a ...

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Promises to the Fathers and Amen

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah

But the idea behind it? Absolutely massive. The text is, essentially, a declaration of faith and reliance on God. It begins with a powerful affirmation: "Blessed be God for ever Am...

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Michael and the Origins of the World

Kabbalah Sefer HaBahir 1:22

It’s a question that’s captivated mystics and scholars for centuries. One of the most intriguing explorations of these mysteries can be found in the Sefer HaBahir (ספר הבהיר), "The...

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Kingdom of Vilna Gaon

Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 1:8

Jewish mysticism has a lot to say about that, especially when we delve into the Sefer Yetzirah, the "Book of Creation." But not just any Sefer Yetzirah. We're talking about the Gra...

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Throne of Glory and the Chariot

Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 1:13

The Sefer Yetzirah, or "Book of Formation," offers a fascinating blueprint. And in this chapter, drawing from the version attributed to the Gra, the Vilna Gaon, we delve into the f...

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Gra at the Dawn of Creation

Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah Gra Version 6:7

The Sefer Yetzirah, the "Book of Formation," is a short but incredibly dense mystical text that attempts to explain just that. It lays out a system where the 22 letters of the Hebr...

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Pillars of Existence and Ezekiel

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 40:11

Jewish mysticism, especially the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, is filled with exactly that feeling. Today, let’s pull back the curtain on a small but fascinating passa...

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Kingdom of Elijah and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 41:4

The Tikkunei Zohar, a core text of Kabbalah, offers a powerful image of just that – a world brimming with voices yearning for connection and redemption. Imagine this: Rabbi Shim’on...

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