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And when it comes to Peri Etz Hadar – the "Fruit of the Goodly Tree," that is, the etrog – that feeling goes into overdrive. It's a whole system for elevating what we eat. Specific...
The ancient mystics certainly did. They saw the natural world, including the orchard, as a living tapestry woven with divine threads. Let's peel back a layer of that wisdom, focusi...
Today, let's explore how we can infuse even the smallest moments with profound meaning. Let's begin by considering a pistachio. Sounds simple. But turn your mind to the seventh mis...
And tucked away in the mystical text of Sefer HaKanah (The Book of Reeds), we find a fascinating glimpse into the cosmic negotiation that makes it all possible. Imagine this: a cel...
We often think of God as a unified force, but some Jewish mystical texts paint a picture of inner dialogues, even disagreements, between God's attributes. Let’s peek into one such ...
Sometimes, the deepest truths are hidden in plain sight, masked by complexity or sheer volume of information. This is something the author of The Wars of God seems to anticipate. R...
But who – or what – is on the receiving end? It's a question that’s clearly bothered people for centuries. I recently stumbled across a fascinating snippet of text – a question, re...
It’s easy to get lost in the immensity of it all. How do we even begin to understand, let alone connect with, the Infinite? One of the big questions that comes up in Kabbalistic th...
Sometimes, that happens with our understanding of the Divine, too. There's a fascinating debate, captured in letters from Jewish scholars of generations past, about how we relate t...
