Parshat Vayikra

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The laws of burnt offerings, meal offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings brought in the Tabernacle. Leviticus 1:1-5:26.

Shekhinah: Aaron in the Days of Moses

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 112:12

That feeling, that tension, is woven right into the fabric of the cosmos, according to some of the deepest mystical teachings in Judaism. Let's turn to the Tikkunei Zohar, a centra...

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Five Levels of the Soul and Feminine

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 112:14

Jewish mysticism has a lot to say about that very tension. Today, we're diving into a small but powerful passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion of the Zohar itself, the...

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Aaron and the Lawgiver of Rise

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 121:17

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, speaks to just that feeling, issuing a powerful call to awaken and protect something precious. Imagine a world where the very essenc...

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Temple Prayer and the Crown

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 124:12

Especially the Tikkunei Zohar, a later addition to the Zohar, the foundational text of Kabbalah. It dives deep into the hidden meanings of the Torah, offering radical and often min...

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Dust of the Earth and Adam

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:110

We often picture Adam and Eve immediately ashamed, rushing to cover themselves. But what if the story is richer, stranger, and even more revealing about human nature than we imagin...

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Adam: The Great Flood

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:74

Take Noah, the righteous man who saved humanity from the flood. You’d think he’d be on a pretty straight path after that whole ordeal. But nope. The story takes a turn, and it invo...

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Abraham's Miracle and Terah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:77

According to Legends of the Jews, Terah, Abraham's father, was an idol merchant. Imagine that! When young Abraham questioned him about the true God, the one who created everything,...

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Covenant of Circumcision and Isaac

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:212

You might imagine sibling rivalry, but perhaps you haven't imagined this level of one-upmanship. The story goes that Ishmael, brimming with pride, decided to brag to Isaac. Accordi...

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Abraham's Journey and Satan

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:228

And it’s a theme that runs deep through the story of Abraham and Isaac on their journey to Mount Moriah. As Abraham and Isaac made their way, the Satan – the accuser, the adversary...

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