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And usually, it's not something we relish. In fact, Genesis tells us, "It is not good for man to be alone" (Gen. 2:18). But what about God? Think about this: before anything existe...
That’s what we’re talking about when we talk about God. Think about that famous verse from Exodus (3:14), where God tells Moses, "I shall be what I shall be." It’s so much more tha...
Jewish tradition has some fascinating, and surprisingly relatable, ideas. One captivating story, found in Midrash Aleph Bet (5:8-9), suggests that God's day is divided into two dis...
Tzimtzum, a Hebrew word that means "contraction" or "self-limitation," is a profound idea in Jewish mysticism, particularly within the Kabbalistic tradition. It suggests that, befo...
Jewish mysticism gives us a fascinating, mind-bending concept: Adam Kadmon. Adam Kadmon, literally "primordial man," isn't just some ancient dude. According to kabbalistic traditio...
Jewish tradition has a powerful and beautiful answer: the Ruah ha-Kodesh, the Holy Spirit. According to tradition, before the Throne of Glory, before angels, before even the stars ...
We often picture a grand, sweeping gesture, a divine command echoing through the void. But what if it was something… gentler? Something more akin to a breath? The mystics certainly...
I mean, everything! Think of it as the ultimate hard drive, loaded with every app, every file, every program imaginable – and even the ones unimaginable! According to some of our a...
Jewish tradition, especially in the mystical and rabbinic realms, actually gives us some fascinating imagery about this. It suggests that God didn't just speak the world into exist...