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(Numb. 1:1:) “Then the Lord spoke unto Moses in the Sinai desert.” This text is related (to Jer. 2:31), “0 generation, understand the word of the Lord, ‘Have I been a desert for Is...
(Numb. 3:15:) “Enroll the Children of Levi….” This text is related (to Ps. 68:7), “God causes individuals to dwell in a home.” A certain matron78Lat.: matrona. asked R. Jose ben Ha...
"And it was on the day that Moses had finished" (Numbers 7:1). What is written above the matter? "May the Lord bless you and keep you" (Numbers 6:24). Rabbi Yehoshua of Sakhnin sai...
"And it was on the day that Moses had finished" (Numbers 7:1). Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said, "The Holy One, blessed be He, made conditions with Israel before they left Egypt, that ...
When you go out to war and you see horse and chariot, a people more numerous than you (Deuteronomy 20:1): This is what is stated in the verse (Proverbs 21:31), "The horse is readie...
O my dove, in the cranny of the rocks (Song of Songs 2:14): This is that which is stated in the verse (Psalms 18:3), "The Lord is my rock and my fortress." Rabbi Elazar ben Pedat s...
And you see horse and chariot (Deuteronomy 20:1): And it is stated (Exodus 15:19), "For when the horse of Pharaoh." And why did it not state, "horses and riders?" Rather [it is] be...
But the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis and Exodus, really emphasizes this point. It paints a picture of creation itself as ...
What is the Book of Jubilees, you ask? It's an ancient Jewish text, considered apocryphal by some, pseudepigraphal by others – meaning its authorship is debated. It retells the sto...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories of Genesis and Exodus, gives us a peek into that moment. It’s like a family reunion, generations connecting...
Time and again, the Jewish community of Prague faced the horrifying accusation of blood libel – the false claim that they used the blood of children in their Passover matzah. These...
You know the story: Abraham, victorious in battle, refuses to take any spoils. Not a single thread. Not even a shoe-latchet. A tiny thing. But according to the Legends of the Jews,...
Pontius Pilate moved his troops into Jerusalem at night and brought Roman military standards bearing Caesar's image into the holy city. Every previous governor had known better. Ac...
We often think of serving God, or doing good deeds, as something that needs to be completely pure, motivated by selfless love and devotion. But what if the path to that pure intent...
Those unassuming black boxes and leather straps are far more than just ritual objects. According to Jewish mystical tradition, particularly as explored by the great Kabbalist Rabbi...
It’s more than just parchment and ink. It’s a conduit, a channel. The Zohar, that cornerstone of Kabbalistic thought, already touched on this when discussing the Hebrew alphabet. A...
The text suggests that the forehead, like our other senses, emits its own unique radiance. Imagine that! A visible aura emanating from our very thoughts and intentions. Now, we don...
We often think of tefillin (leather phylacteries worn during prayer), those leather boxes containing scriptural passages that Jewish men (and some women) wear on their arm and head...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a mystical companion to the Zohar, certainly thinks so. It's all about unlocking those secrets, revealing the deeper connections between seem...
It’s a scene of incredible beauty, rich symbolism, and profound intimacy. And it all starts with adornment. The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, that magnificent companion to the...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a profoundly mystical companion to the Zohar itself, peeks behind the curtain. It gives us a glimpse into how the truly righteous connect wit...
one little piece, Tikkun (spiritual repair) 54, and see what secrets we can uncover. We start with a verse from Song of Songs (7:6): "Your head is upon you like Carmel." Now, on th...
In the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a companion work to the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, we find an intriguing connection between the maror – that bitter herb w...
It might sound like a far-fetched idea, but Jewish mystical tradition, especially the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, invites us to see the world in precisely this interconnecte...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a profound Kabbalistic text, dives into this feeling, exploring how our actions can impact our destiny, particularly in the realm of relation...
It’s a question that leads us into some pretty deep waters, especially when we dive into the mystical teachings of the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar. The Tikkunei Zohar, a coll...
The text presents us with two versions: Y-Q-Q-V (י־ק־ק־ו) and Y-V-Q-Q (י־ו־ק־ק). What does it all mean? According to the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, these arrangements repre...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah, paints a picture of just that moment, but on a cosmic scale. Imagine a constant flow, a procession at the entranc...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a core text of Kabbalah, delves into just that – the intricate connections that bind the universe, especially during the holy time of Shavu'o...
Take the search for ḥametz (leaven) before Passover. We scour our homes, symbolically ridding ourselves of the puffed-up ego and stale habits that keep us from spiritual growth. Bu...
We're not just talking about fashion, but about how we clothe the Divine Presence itself. : what is it that envelops God, so to speak? According to the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei ...
But what if I told you that this feeling, this longing, is actually a call to connect with the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence)? Now, the Shekhinah. What is that, exactly? In Kabbal...
Every commandment you perform sends a flood of infinite light into the physical world. That is not a metaphor. According to the Tanya of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, that is the ...
When harsh decrees threaten the Jewish people, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov prescribes an unexpected remedy: dancing and clapping hands. The logic runs through a teaching about what co...
Rabbi Acha bar Rabbi Oshiyah laid out the precise timeline of the first Passover. God spoke to Moses on the first of the month (Rosh Chodesh). The Israelites selected their lambs o...
Rabbi Yossi Haglili agreed with the established timeline of the first Passover: God spoke on the first of the month, the lamb was selected on the tenth, and the slaughtering occurr...
The Torah uses an unusual word — "michsah" — when describing how the Passover lamb should be allocated. (Exodus 12:4) says the lamb must be divided "according to the michsah of sou...
The Torah specifies that the Passover offering must come "from the lambs and from the goats" (Exodus 12:5). Does this mean both species are required together, or can either one suf...
R. Akiva says: One verse states "And you shall slaughter the Pesach (Passover) to the L–rd your G–d, sheep and cattle," and another, "From the sheep and from the goats shall you ta...
Rabbi Akiva, the towering sage who reshaped all of rabbinic Judaism, offers his own answer to the question of why the Torah only mentions water when prohibiting the cooking of the ...
Rabbi Yishmael cuts through the debate about burning Passover leftovers with a characteristically logical argument. The other sages needed the repeated phrase "until morning" to es...
Two verses in the Torah appear to contradict each other on a basic question: how many days must one eat matzah during Passover? One verse says six days. Another says seven. The Mek...
(Ibid. 15) "Only on the first day you shall eliminate leaven from your houses": before the eve of the festival. You say this, but perhaps (the meaning is) on the day of the festiva...
Rabbi Yossi HaGlili confronts the timing question head-on: when exactly must a person eliminate chametz from their home before Passover? His answer hinges on a single Hebrew word t...
The Mekhilta continues its relentless cross-examination of Rabbi Yehudah's position that chametz must be destroyed specifically by burning. A new argument emerges — and a new count...
Rabbi Yehudah ben Betheira flips the entire debate on its head with a single devastating observation. The other rabbis have been arguing that chametz must be burned — and only burn...
The Torah warns that whoever eats chametz during Passover will have their soul "cut off from Israel." The punishment is kareth — spiritual excision from the community. But the Mekh...
The sages offer a more lenient reading of "bread of affliction" than Rabbi Yishmael. Where Yishmael excluded enriched doughs from the Passover matzah obligation, the sages rule tha...
