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.

Inner Light and Oneness

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 40:9

Da'at Tevunot grapples with this very question, painting a picture of what could be, what should be, and how far we are from that ideal. It suggests that humanity could have chosen...

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Messenger of God

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 40:15

We catch glimpses, moments of profound clarity, and then… whoosh, the curtain drops. But what if that very hiding – that hester panim, the concealment of the Divine countenance – i...

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From Nothing to Everything and Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 43:1

Sometimes, the biggest questions are the ones that keep us up at night. Questions like: Why does everything seem to hinge on this one, single point? That's the heart of a fascinati...

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Words from Above and There

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 44:2

We've been talking about the big picture, about creation itself, about the rules that govern everything. But now, it's time to get down to the nitty-gritty. At the heart of it all ...

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Path of Discernment

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 44:4

That feeling, that sense of being on the verge of understanding something profound, is exactly where we find ourselves as we begin to explore the concept of the "concealment of the...

Mysticism

Messenger of God

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 46:3

That’s kind of how it is with understanding God, according to the mystical text Da'at Tevunot. This passage gets at something really profound: the absolute, all-encompassing nature...

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Inner Light

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 48:2

Jewish mystical thought has a way of describing that feeling, and it's surprisingly profound. Da'at Tevunot, a text delving into divine wisdom, wrestles with this very idea. It ack...

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Wonders of Genesis and Singularity

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 48:3

Like the universe is playing a game of hide-and-seek with... well, with everything? That feeling, that tension between what's hidden and what's revealed, is at the heart of a power...

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Godself Remembered

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 52:1

In Da'at Tevunot, a profound exploration of Jewish thought, we find a fascinating answer. The Intellect, a figure in this text, explains a crucial concept: that God's very essence ...

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