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It's a short, powerful, and frankly, a little unsettling passage. It describes someone who is "naked of it – of all that is above, of Higher Mother, who is repentance, he sinned, a...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a cornerstone of Kabbalistic literature, gives us a startling answer: it began in thought itself. Imagine this: Adam, in a moment of flawed "...
Jewish mystical thought, especially the Zohar and its companion works, wrestles with this very tension. And Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar 85, specifically, offers a fascinating...
It all begins with Marah. Remember the Israelites wandering in the desert after the Exodus? They’re thirsty, desperate, and finally, they find water! But… (Exodus 15:23) “they came...
It's a sign you're doing something truly special. The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, specifically in section 89, delves into the power of unhindered prayer. It draws a fascinat...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a mystical companion to the Zohar, offers a fascinating glimpse into how we can deepen that connection. Let’s take a peek into the 89th Tikku...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, gives us a clue. It hints at a special guest that arrives each Sabbath: the "extra soul." In Hebrew, we call it t...
It's not just about peace, though that's certainly part of it. But there's a deeper story, one that speaks to our relationship with the Divine and the choices we make even when fac...
We're going to dive into just that, exploring a passage from the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a profound and mystical commentary on the Zohar. It's all about the secret langu...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah expanding on the Zohar, uses a pretty intense image to describe the struggles of Torah scholars. It says they are ...
The mystical text, Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, has some pretty powerful words for that feeling. It warns, "Woe to the person, whose soul has descended to beneath his feet." ...
In Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar 99, we find a fascinating idea: the left side is associated with Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, a time of judgment and introspection. The right s...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, speaks of just such a phenomenon. It describes those "dark-ones" that cover our eyes, preventing us from truly be...
That’s kind of the world of the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a mystical text that delves into the deepest secrets of creation and redemption. And sometimes, it all hinges on…...
It all hinges on the image of a dove and an eagle. The "dove," the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar tells us, is prayer itself. More specifically, it represents the Lower Shekhina...
According to the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a cornerstone of Kabbalistic literature, Jonah isn't just Jonah. He’s… also the dove from Noah’s ark? Mind. Blown. The Tikkunei ...
It sounds strange, but Jewish mystical tradition, specifically the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, hints at something like this. Think about the story of Jonah. Swallowed whole ...
It’s not just the aroma of challah baking, you know. According to the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, it’s something truly profound. The Tikkunei Zohar, a crucial text of Kabbal...
It's more than just a day of rest; it's a cosmic reset, a moment when the divine presence, the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence), shines with unparalleled brilliance. But what exactl...
Think about Noah's dove. After the flood, Noah sends her out to see if the waters have receded. The verse tells us, "...and she no longer returned to him, at all" (Gen. 8:12). A si...
The ancient sages felt that too. And they saw a direct connection between the stars above and our daily bread. to a fascinating, and admittedly complex, passage from the Tikkun (sp...
The passage speaks of the "wings of the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence)" as being the "covering of the blood" of a beast or bird. Now, before you get squeamish, remember that in Je...
We all lead busy lives. But is that really what's being asked of us? to a fascinating passage from the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar to unpack this idea of constant Torah study...
Jewish mysticism, especially in the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, actually has a really beautiful way of understanding that feeling, especially in connection to Yom Kippur, th...
Seriously! The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar delves deep into the verse from (Ecclesiastes 10:20): “For the bird of the skies will lead/bring the voice, and the masters of wing...
Jewish mysticism, particularly through the lens of the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, offers a breathtakingly beautiful answer. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion on the cor...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a breathtaking glimpse into just that, specifically focusing on the Divine Feminine, the Matronita. The pa...
The second chapter of the Tanya makes a claim so audacious it takes your breath away: the soul of every Jew is "truly a part of God above." Rabbi Schneur Zalman does not mean this ...
Chapter eighteen of the Tanya reveals the deepest source of every Jew's connection to God: an inherited love that predates individual experience. The Tanya has just argued that eve...
The Tanya's twentieth chapter asks a question with a startling answer: why will even the most secular, disconnected Jew choose death rather than worship an idol? This is not theore...
There is a direct road to God that does not require you to be a mystic or a saint. Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi calls it the attribute of our patriarch Jacob: the path of compassi...
Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi offers a method for awakening love of God that he says is accessible to everyone. It is, he insists, "very near indeed." The key is a single verse fro...
"In every generation and every day," the Tanya teaches, "a person must regard himself as if he had that day come out of Egypt." Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi reads the Exodus not a...
If God's light were to flow into the world without restriction, this world could never exist. Everything finite would dissolve back into the Infinite like a candle flame in the sun...
There is a love of God that surpasses all the forms of love the Tanya has described so far. Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi compares it to gold surpassing silver. It burns like fiery...
The Shechinah (שכינה) is not a separate entity from God. It is the point where God's hidden infinity first becomes visible, the way sunlight becomes visible only after it leaves th...
The Torah instructs that when preparing for the Paschal lamb, if a household is too small to consume the entire animal, they should share it with "the neighbor near his house" (Exo...
Rabbi Yishmael preserved a practical but fascinating rule about how the original Passover sacrifice worked in Egypt. The Paschal lamb was not a solo affair — families and neighbors...
(Exodus 12:6) "And it shall be to you for a keeping": Why does the taking of the Pesach (Passover) precede its slaughtering by four days? R. Matia b. Charash says: It is written (E...
Ben Betheira tackled one of the most practical and debated questions in all of Passover law: when exactly should the Paschal lamb be slaughtered? The Torah gives a poetic instructi...
The Torah gives strict instructions about Passover leftovers: "You shall not leave over anything of it until the morning, and what is left over of it until the morning, in fire sha...
"And thus shall you eat it" (Exodus 12:11) — the Torah prescribes not just what to eat on Passover night, but how to eat it. Loins girded. Sandals on your feet. Staff in hand. Eat ...
Rabbi Yoshiyah offered a creative reading of the Hebrew word "ufasachti" — "and I will pass over you" — from the Passover narrative. He said: do not read it as "ufasachti" but as "...
R. Yonathan says: "and I will skip over you." I will be compassionate to you, but not to the Egyptians. I might think that an Egyptian in a Jewish house would be rescued. It is, th...
The Torah says that Passover must be observed "for your generations" (Exodus 12:14), and the Mekhilta immediately spots a potential loophole. The Hebrew word for "generations" is "...
The Torah commands in (Exodus 12:17), "And you shall watch over the matzot." The Mekhilta takes this verse as the foundation for one of the most detailed areas of Passover law: the...
The Torah describes the blood ritual of the first Passover in Egypt: the Israelites were to apply the blood of the Paschal lamb to the lintel and the two doorposts of their homes. ...
"and the L–rd will skip over the blood": Now does this not follow a fortiori, viz.: If of the blood (on the door) of the Pesach (Passover) of Egypt, the less "formidable," which ob...
