Creation

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Explore 3,389 Jewish texts related to the theme of Creation, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Gift of Prophecy and Chochmah

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

It's more than just the physical act of sound waves entering our ears. According to the Idra Zuta, a central text of the Zohar, hearing, or rather, the capacity for hearing, is dee...

First Days of Existence

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Idra Zuta, a profound section of the Zohar, the central text of Kabbalah, touches on this very idea. It talks about those whose "path is crooked," who readily absorb words, par...

Anpin: From Nothing to Everything

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

It’s a concept that lies at the heart of Kabbalah, and one place we find it beautifully explored is in the Idra Zuta, a profound section of the Zohar. The Idra Zuta delves into the...

Wisdom of Rashbi

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

It begins with a verse from the Book of Daniel (12:3): "The wise shall radiate (yazhiru), like the radiance (zohar) of the firmament..." See the connection? But it's not just any r...

Hidden Secrets of Creation

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mystical tradition, particularly the Kabbalah, is full of these tantalizing glimpses. Today, let's dive into a small but potent passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, a later expa...

Acts of Creation

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, grapples with that very feeling. It dives headfirst into the mystery of the Divine, trying to understand the Unknowable. It begins w...

Maker of Heaven and Earth

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Take the opening words of the Torah, Bereshit (בראשית) – "In the beginning." Simple enough. But what if those words were a doorway, a key to unlocking profound secrets about creati...

Stars and Firmament of Shekhinah

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Jewish mystical tradition, especially the Zohar, understands this feeling deeply. Exile, both literal and spiritual, is a central theme. But within that feeling of distance, th...

Fathers of the Nation

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

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...