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.

Pathways of Wisdom

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 16:1

Now, before we get too deep, let's clarify what we mean by "light." In Kabbalah, light (ohr) isn't just what lets us see; it's a metaphor for divine energy, wisdom, and influence e...

Wisdom

Doors of Knowledge and Source

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 16:5

It all revolves around light – not just any light, but the divine light, the very essence of creation. And the key, according to the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, is that no light fulfi...

Sefirot

Divine Contraction of Tzimtzum

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 16:10

Jewish mystical thought, especially in the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah – "138 Openings of Wisdom" – wrestles with this very idea. It speaks of a profound in-between, a space teeming wi...

Sefirot

Acquiring Wisdom and Tzimtzum

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 16:11

What are the Sefirot, you ask? They're the ten emanations, the ten attributes or aspects, through which the divine, the Eyn Sof (the Infinite), reveals itself and continuously crea...

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Dawn of the World and Tzimtzum

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 16:12

It suggests that the beginning and the end aren't so different after all, that they're both reflections of something far greater. Consider the words of the prophet Isaiah (44:6): “...

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Wisdom of Eyn Sof

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 16:16

The key, it seems, lies in understanding how light, specifically the light of Eyn Sof (אין סוף), the Infinite One, moves and interacts with the created world. Imagine a beam of pur...

Mysticism

Doors of Knowledge

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 16:18

The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a Kabbalistic text that explores the depths of wisdom, offers a fascinating analogy: a branch and its root. But not just any branch. Imagine a branch o...

Wisdom

Adam in Paradise and Partzuf

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 17:3

We’re diving into some deep waters here, specifically a concept from Kabbalah called Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah – "138 Openings of Wisdom." Buckle up. At its heart, Kabbalah tries to ...

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Isaac in Jewish Tradition

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 17:5

We're going to be looking at two core concepts: Sefirot and Partzufim. Think of it as two ways of mapping the same territory. This idea comes from the text Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah,...

Sefirot