2,285 related texts · Page 21 of 48
You're not alone. Jewish tradition, especially Kabbalah, is deeply interested in the idea of inner and outer, of the pnim (internal) and chitzon (external) – and it applies this co...
It's a wild ride of heavenly ascent and divine secrets. In this particular passage, Rabbi Ishmael encounters Seganzegael, a powerful angelic being, the Prince of the Presence. Now,...
It’s a question humanity has wrestled with for millennia, and Jewish tradition offers some pretty intense answers. to one such story, a deeply troubling account from Heikhalot (the...
Rabbi Ishmael, a central figure in the Heikhalot (the heavenly palaces) literature, the mystical texts describing ascents to the divine throne, gives us a glimpse. Imagine standing...
And tucked away in the mystical text of Sefer HaKanah (The Book of Reeds), we find a fascinating glimpse into the cosmic negotiation that makes it all possible. Imagine this: a cel...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, invites us to do just that. It reminds us that all of haShem's actions – that's one of the many names we use for God, ...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound text of Jewish thought, delves into this very question. It points to a divine emanation, a flow of energy from the Creator, as the lifeblood o...
But Jewish mystical tradition, particularly the Kabbalah, offers a fascinating perspective, especially when we delve into the relationship between Imma (the archetypal Mother) and ...
In Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, we find a beautiful and intricate model for this process, personified by the figures of Abba and Imma – the Father and Mother. S...
It all starts with the archetypal parents, Abba and Imma. Abba, meaning "father," represents the principle of wisdom (Chochmah), while Imma, meaning "mother," embodies understandin...
Jewish mystical thought, particularly in the Kabbalah, offers a fascinating model. It speaks of Abba and Imma – Father and Mother – as divine archetypes representing the very sourc...
The mystics of old certainly did. And they found some fascinating answers hidden within the fabric of reality itself. One of the keys they discovered involves this intricate dance ...
But the idea behind it? Absolutely massive. The text is, essentially, a declaration of faith and reliance on God. It begins with a powerful affirmation: "Blessed be God for ever Am...
For centuries, mystics have delved into the Sefer Yetzirah (ספר יצירה), the "Book of Formation," searching for just that: the blueprint of creation itself. And within this ancient ...
Reishyt (ראשית) – that Hebrew word for "beginning" pops up all over the place. And each time, it carries its own special spark of meaning. But there's one verse in Proverbs that re...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a profound section of the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticism, dives deep into just that. In Tikkunei Zohar 39, we’re given a g...
It’s the word zot – "this." Sounds simple. But in the mystical tradition, particularly within the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, the zot is anything but simple. It's a doorway....
It might sound like a celestial soap opera, but Jewish mystical tradition, specifically the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, paints just such a picture. The verse from Isaiah, "A...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar is a collection of commentaries on the Zohar, a foundational work of Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. It’s dense, poetic, and often requires a g...
Jewish mysticism has a way of naming those feelings, of giving them a context within the cosmic drama. The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a later expansion on the Zohar itself,...
Jewish tradition often talks about lineage, about belonging, about the importance of staying true to your roots. And within that, there's this fascinating idea about conversion, ab...
Specifically, we're looking at Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar 69, which grapples with a rather unsettling verse: "The son of a wise man gladdens a father, and the son of a fool ...
Jewish tradition sees that balancing act as fundamental, even cosmic. And it all comes down to… blood? The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a mystical exploration of the Torah, d...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a profound and often enigmatic companion to the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, touches on just that feeling. It tells a story, a ...
Not in a literal sense, of course, but in a way that might just change how you think about connecting with the Divine. The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, in section 89, dives d...
The passage in Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar 92 presents us with two powerful forces: the Righteous One and the Middle Pillar. Think of them as voices in a celestial conversati...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a cornerstone of Kabbalistic literature, suggests that you might be right. It invites us to delve into the mysteries embedded within the Hebr...
I do, all the time! And some of the most intriguing secrets are found in the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a mystical text that's part of the broader Zohar, the central work o...
It even gives it a name. to the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, specifically Tikkun 105. Now, the Tikkunei Zohar is like the Zohar's cooler, more intense cousin. It's a deep div...
The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a fascinating perspective. It tells us that the offerings, the qorbanot – literally, the means of drawing ...
Jewish mystical tradition, particularly the Kabbalah, is all about unveiling those secrets. And one of the most fascinating places to look is in the Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zoh...
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...
But what sparks this joy? What ignites this closeness? The Tikkun (spiritual repair)ei Zohar offers a striking image: an older person emerges from behind a wall. Now, walls in Kabb...
A wealthy burgher and a poor man lived in the same building—the burgher in the upper floors, the pauper in the lower. Neither had children. One night, the burgher dreamed that stra...
You cannot receive complete divine providence until you shatter your desire for money. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov taught this as a direct spiritual mechanism, not a moral platitude. ...
(Exodus 12:7) "And they shall take from the blood": I might think either by hand or by vessel; it is, therefore, written (Ibid. 22) "And you shall dip it in the blood which is in t...
"on this night": I might think, the entire night; it is, therefore, written (Ibid. 10) "You shall not leave over anything of it until morning, and what is left over of it until mor...
The Mekhilta takes three words — "I, the Lord" — and unpacks from them a theology of divine certainty that spans from punishment to reward. When God declares "I, the Lord" in the c...
"and I shall see the blood": R. Yishmael was wont to say: Isn't everything revealed to Him, viz. (Daniel 2:22) "He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him," and (P...
(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...
"Draw forth and take for yourselves": "Draw forth"—he who possesses his own; "and take" (i.e., acquire)—he who does not possess his own. R. Yossi Haglili says (The meaning is:) "Dr...
"and slaughter the Pesach (Passover): It is a mitzvah to slaughter it as a Pesach offering. If he does not offer it as such, he transgresses the mitzvah. I might think that in the ...
The Mekhilta, the great halakhic midrash on the Book of Exodus compiled in the 2nd century CE, raises a deceptively simple question about the Passover blood ritual. The Torah comma...
And thus do you find with the forefathers, that they deported themselves with circumspection (in this regard), viz.: (Genesis 22:3) "And Abraham arose early in the morning," (Ibid....
"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...
The Mekhilta, the tannaitic midrash on Exodus, captures the moment when Pharaoh finally broke. After the tenth plague — the death of every firstborn in Egypt — Pharaoh summoned Mos...
"This is the statute of the Paschal offering." Scripture speaks of (both) the Pesach (Passover) of Egypt and the Pesach for all the generations. These are the words of R. Oshiyah. ...
Variantly: The bechor of a man is likened to the bechor of a beast, and the bechor of a beast to the bechor of a man. Just as with a beast, a miscarriage (of the first pregnancy) e...
