Parshat Yitro

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Jethro visits Moses, the revelation at Mount Sinai, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. Exodus 18:1-20:23.

Isaac Among the Fathers and Partzuf

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 62:1

It’s a question that Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar, helps us unravel. He paints a picture of the divine structure, using the term Partzuf (divine "persona" or conf...

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Words from Above

Other Texts Introduction to Sulam Commentary 41:1

We’re here, things are (relatively) ordered, but how did the divine plan actually unfold? Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, gives us a fascinating, intricate answer. And a big part of th...

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Merkabah: Divine Chariot

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 15:3

Imagine, instead, a ladder in your house that does lead somewhere incredible. A ladder to the divine, to the very Throne of Glory itself! That's the image we get from Heikhalot Rab...

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Divine Chariot and Enter

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 26:1

That’s the feeling I get when I think about the Merkabah. The Merkabah, meaning "chariot" in Hebrew, isn’t just any chariot. It's the divine chariot Ezekiel saw in his famous visio...

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Moses and the Secret Teaching of Thou

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 27:1

It's not just about a distant, untouchable God, but about a God intimately involved with creation and revelation. The Heikhalot texts, by the way, are a collection of mystical Jewi...

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Wings of the Angels

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 30:5

Heikhalot Rabbati, a key text in the Heikhalot literature – that's the body of Jewish mystical writings concerning ascents to the divine realm – gives us a glimpse into just such a...

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Divine Presence and the Throne

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 32:2

These texts, steeped in mystical traditions, offer us glimpses into the heavenly realms. What does God actually say? This particular passage plunges us into a unique moment of reve...

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Day of Atonement

Other Texts Sefer HaKanah 45:2

The text begins with a father teaching his son, guiding him to understand that Hakadosh Boruch Hu, the Holy One, Blessed be He, governs the world through His attributes, or middota...

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Hidden Wisdom of Rabbi Shimon

Other Texts Sefer HaKanah 45:3

to the mystical depths of the Sefer HaKanah to uncover the secrets hidden within that ancient ram's horn. The Sefer HaKanah, a Kabbalistic text, delves into the profound symbolism ...

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