16 texts in Kabbalah & Mysticism
Jewish tradition whispers of such a presence: the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence). The Shekhinah (שְׁכִינָה) is often described as the feminine aspect of God, a divine presence tha...
Jewish tradition offers some incredibly rich, and often surprising, answers. Today, we're diving deep into the mystical concept of the Messiah's soul. Just like the soul of Adam, t...
A king had six sons and one daughter. The daughter was his favorite—he cherished her, played with her, kept her close. One day, in a moment of anger, terrible words escaped his mou...
An emperor and a king—both childless—met by chance at an inn. Neither recognized the other at first, but each noticed royal mannerisms in his companion. They confessed their identi...
A wise man lay dying. He called his children together and gave them a strange final instruction: water the trees. You can do other work too, but you must always water the trees. He...
A king decreed forced conversion throughout his country. Every Jew had a choice: convert or leave. Some abandoned everything—their homes, their wealth, their entire lives—and fled ...
A king without children decreed that the Jews must pray for him to have an heir, or face consequences. The Jews searched until they found a hidden tzaddik (צדיק)—a righteous man so...
A king told his wise man: there exists another king who signs his letters with three claims—that he is mighty, truthful, and humble. "Mighty I can confirm," said the king. "The sea...
Rabbi Nachman began this tale with a warning: "You might think I will tell you everything and that you will be able to understand." He would not. And they would not. A king who had...
A rabbi had an only son who was brilliant in Torah but felt something was missing. He studied constantly. He prayed with devotion. But there was a hollow space inside him that no a...
Two boys grew up in the same town, studied in the same school, and loved each other deeply. One was a khakham (חכם), clever and sophisticated. The other was a tam (תם), simple and ...
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...
A queen and her bondmaid gave birth on the same night. The midwife—curious about what would happen, or perhaps driven by something darker she could not name—switched the babies. Th...
There was a man called the Ba'al Tefilah (בעל תפילה)—the Prayer Leader—who lived outside of civilization and spent every moment in prayer, songs, and praises to God. Periodically, ...
"I will tell you about being happy," Rabbi Nachman said. And then he told the strangest, most luminous story he ever told. A king had an only son. He decided to transfer his kingdo...
A man dreamed that beneath a bridge in Vienna, there was buried treasure. He traveled all the way to Vienna, found the bridge, and stood there trying to figure out how to dig witho...
