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 and Metatron

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 67:16

Prayer, it suggests, isn't just about reciting words. It's about creating a connection, a pathway for the Divine Presence to descend. And the first step? Invoking the Holy One, ble...

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Jacob's Legacy

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 71:17

In Jewish mysticism, the Tikkunei Zohar offers a powerful image for this struggle: the "husks of the nut." Sounds strange. What are these husks? Well, imagine a nut, beautiful and ...

Patriarchs

Metatron Beyond the Firmament

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 77:4

Jewish mysticism has a powerful image for that feeling, and a way to get beyond it. to a passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, a later addition to the core Zoharic texts, a work brimmin...

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Esau's Transgression and the Throne

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 109:14

The Tikkunei Zohar, a crucial text in Kabbalistic literature, gives us a pretty fiery picture. It focuses on Esau and Ishmael, often seen as representing forces opposing spiritual ...

Patriarchs

Repairing the World and Dalet

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 116:9

And then, every now and then, you stumble across a passage that makes those connections sing. to a fascinating idea tucked away in the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkun 116. The ...

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The Great Flood and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 116:14

The Tikkunei Zohar, a truly fascinating part of the Zohar itself, touches on this very feeling. Specifically, Tikkunei Zohar 116 uses imagery from the story of Noah to explore the ...

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Ruth: Metatron and the Heavenly Realms

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 121:4

And one place where that code is explored with incredible depth is in the Tikkunei Zohar, a companion volume to the foundational Zohar. to a passage from Tikkunei Zohar 121. It sta...

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Hidden Wisdom and Ezekiel

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 164:6

Seriously! The Tikkunei Zohar delves deep into the verse from Ecclesiastes 10:20: “For the bird of the skies will lead/bring the voice, and the masters of wings will tell a word.” ...

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Divine Throne and the Origins of the World

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:17

Jewish tradition offers some truly breathtaking visions of the cosmos – heavens piled upon heavens, earths layered upon earths, each teeming with wonders and… well, some not-so-won...

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