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.

Light of the First Day and Asiyah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 43:7

The key, it seems, lies in understanding the relationship between the divine light and the… well, the divine wardrobe. Now, I know what you’re thinking: wardrobe? Bear with me. The...

Creation

Pathways of Wisdom and Asiyah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 43:8

And in the text Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a profound idea is explored: even though evil seems to originate in the lower realms of existence – Beriyah (Creation), Yetzirah (Formation...

Kabbalistic Insight and Nekudim

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 44:1

It all starts with… broken vessels. Stick with me, it'll make sense! To understand this, we need to journey back to the very beginning, to the world of Nekudim (נקודים), often tran...

The Emanator and the Torah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 44:2

And the answer, according to some, lies in the very structure of creation itself. The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a profound work of Kabbalah, suggests that things don't just spring i...

Torah

Emanator Studies Torah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 44:7

The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a profound work of Jewish mystical thought, delves into just this. It tells us that a massive, overwhelming light – think of the boundless, infinite po...

Torah

Dust of the Earth and Nekudim

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 44:9

Is it a force from outside, an external demon tempting us? Or is it something...else? Jewish mystical tradition, particularly in texts like Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah (Forty-Four Open...

Adam & Eve

Doors of Knowledge of Nekudim

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 44:10

One fascinating, and frankly, a little mind-bending text, Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah – which translates roughly to "Forty-Four Openings of Wisdom" – delves into this very question. It...

Pillars of Existence and Nekudim

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 44:12

We often think of good and evil as being locked in an eternal struggle, but Jewish mysticism offers a fascinating, and sometimes unsettling, perspective. Today, we're diving into a...

CreationTorahShabbat

Nekudim: Doors of Knowledge

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 44:13

But perhaps, just perhaps, the mystical teachings of Kabbalah offer a clue. Specifically, let's look at a concept discussed in Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a Kabbalistic text exploring...