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.

Soul of Tetragrammaton

Kabbalah Sefer Yetzirah 6:1

The Sefer Yetzirah, the "Book of Creation," offers a mind-bending blueprint. It's a short but incredibly dense text of Jewish mysticism, traditionally attributed to the patriarch A...

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Abraham in Heaven and Faithful

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 34:10

The Tikkunei Zohar, meaning "Rectifications of the Zohar," is a later addition to the Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah. It's a deep dive into the mysteries of creation and our rol...

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Abraham Awaits the Messiah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 56:5

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), speaks of just such a time. It paints a vivid picture, filled with shattering and trembling, all tied to the anci...

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Abraham and the Torah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 73:19

Sometimes, those pieces are hidden in plain sight, tucked away in ancient texts waiting to be rediscovered. Today, let's dust off a passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Ti...

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Abraham in Jewish Tradition and Shim

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 88:21

The very air hums with anticipation. This isn't your everyday legal drama, though. The fate of, well, everything, hangs in the balance. And Rabbi Shim’on is about to take the stand...

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Abraham in Heaven and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 90:16

Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah, specifically Tikkun (Section) 90. It's a dense text, but at its heart lies a sur...

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Moses: Abraham and Noah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 108:15

Jewish tradition has a place for you: the "average-ones," the beinonim. But what happens to them? What hope do they have? The Tikkunei Zohar, that mystical companion to the Zohar i...

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Sodom's Journey

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:147

Let me tell you a story that'll make your blood boil – a classic Sodom tale of deception, greed, and just plain audaciousness. Imagine you're traveling through the ancient world, w...

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Destruction of Sodom of Admah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:156

We often hear those names as symbols of ultimate depravity, but sometimes the stories that illustrate that depravity get lost in the mists of time. It wasn't just about abstract si...

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