Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Surya Among the Fathers

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 19:1

Rabbi Ishmael, a central figure in the Heikhalot literature, the mystical texts describing ascents to the divine throne, gives us a glimpse. Imagine standing at the entrance to the...

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Ishmael's Vision and Merkabah

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 20:1

It's not as simple as closing your eyes and meditating. According to ancient mystical texts, it's a perilous journey, fraught with dangers both seen and unseen. We find ourselves i...

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Divine Chariot of Merkavah

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 21:2

But what if there was a way to bypass all that? That's the fascinating scenario we encounter in Heikhalot Rabbati, a key text in the Heikhalot literature – a body of mystical Jewis...

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Foundations of Being and Merkabha

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 22:2

Not just in spirit, but…well, that's what the Heikhalot Rabbati tries to describe. It's an ancient mystical text, part of the Heikhalot literature—a collection of writings detailin...

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From Nothing to Everything and the Throne

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 25:1

Imagine this: an angel is granted power, special access, you might say. Suddenly, a horn blasts from beyond the sky, a signal, and even the highest-ranking angels – the cherubim an...

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Divine Chariot and Whatever

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 25:2

really sit with that for a moment. How do you even begin to describe the indescribable? How do you put words to something that transcends all language? Well, the ancient mystics wr...

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Divine Chariot and Enter

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 26:1

That’s the feeling I get when I think about the Merkabah. The Merkabah, meaning "chariot" in Hebrew, isn’t just any chariot. It's the divine chariot Ezekiel saw in his famous visio...

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Incense and Prayer

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 26:3

The Heikhalot Rabbati, a text within the Heikhalot literature – those mystical explorations of heavenly palaces and divine encounters – gives us a glimpse into this very idea. Spec...

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Divine Presence and Zerubabel

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati

That feeling, that yearning, is at the very heart of the Heikhalot Rabbati, a text that plunges us into the mystical realms of Jewish tradition. "Heikhalot" (היכלות) literally mean...

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