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We're diving into Sefer haYovelim, the Book of Jubilees, a text considered scripture by some, and a fascinating piece of Jewish history by all. Today, we're looking at chapter 13. ...
And the two angels came to Sodom … and he said: “Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet” (Gen. 19:1–2). Th...
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in years (Gen. 24:1). Scripture states elsewhere in reference to this verse: A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband (Prov. 12:4). This ve...
Another comment upon the verse And the Lord said to Aaron: “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses” (Exod. 4:27). Scripture says elsewhere in reference to this verse: O that thou wer...
(Lev. 19:2:) “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel, “Before I created My world, the ministering angels praised My name through you and san...
In the Kabbalah, particularly as understood through the teachings of Rabbi Isaac Luria (the Ari), Abba (Father) and Imma (Mother) are elevated Sephirot – divine attributes or emana...
That’s the feeling that washes over me as I read this passage from Heikhalot Rabbati, a key text in the Heikhalot literature, which are early Jewish mystical texts that describe as...
Not just your phone screen, but… well, everything. The world itself. Jewish mystical thought has a fascinating, and frankly a bit answer. It all starts with something called the "b...
Partzufim (singular: Partzuf). Think of them as divine countenances or configurations. They're complex arrangements of the Sefirot – those ten emanations through which God manifest...
