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.

Ten Chapters of Wisdom and Orot

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 4:3

Jewish mysticism, especially the Kabbalah, offers some breathtakingly complex yet profoundly beautiful answers. Let's delve into one small corner of that world, focusing on a passa...

Sefirot

From Nothing to Everything

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 6:3

But when we delve into the Kabbalah, into texts like the Asarah Perakim LeRamchal (Ten Chapters by Ramchal), we find ourselves swimming in a sea of metaphors, all trying to capture...

CreationTorah

Wisdom of the Mothers and Partzufim

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 7:1

The word Partzuf (פַּרְצוּף) in Kabbalah literally means "face" or "persona," but it represents something far grander. Think of them as divine configurations, specific arrangements...

MatriarchsSefirot

Leah Among the Mothers

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 7:4

Jewish mystical tradition, especially when we delve into the Kabbalah, can feel like navigating a labyrinth. Today, we're going to explore a particularly intricate passage from Asa...

Matriarchs

Ten Chapters of Wisdom and Avira

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 8:1

Partzufim (פַּרְצוּפִים) are divine faces or configurations – think of them as aspects of God's personality or ways that the divine manifests itself. And here, we're focusing on AT...

Judgment

Ten Chapters of Wisdom

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 8:5

We often look at the human form and see… well, just a person. But what if I told you that even something as simple as a beard could be a map to the divine? Today, we're diving into...

Ten Chapters of Wisdom and Achra

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 9:1

According to some fascinating corners of Jewish mystical thought, it's a layered process, a divine bureaucracy if you will, involving the Sefirot, angels, and even… well, we'll get...

Sefirot

Way of Understanding

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 4:1

It's a profound work of Jewish thought, a dialogue exploring the depths of our spiritual and intellectual lives. And right at its heart, we find this deceptively simple, yet utterl...

Blessing of He and There

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 16:1

Why did God, blessed be He, decide to create… well, everything? That's the question at the heart of today’s exploration, and it’s a question the Da’at Tevunot tackles head-on. The ...