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It’s in their eyes, their smile… their whole face seems to radiate something. But what is that "something"? In Da'at Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, we find a fascinati...
Our sages, may their memory be a blessing, had some pretty fascinating ideas about it. They taught us that the world as we know it exists for six thousand years, and then… well, th...
It grapples with a fundamental question: why would the Divine, in all its perfection, choose to involve itself with a world that, let's face it, often feels pretty imperfect? The a...
It all boils down to two fundamental characteristics: hester panim, the "concealment of the countenance," and gilui panim, the "illumination of the countenance." Think of it like t...
It’s a question that’s plagued philosophers and dreamers for centuries. But Jewish mystical thought offers a compelling, and surprisingly practical, answer. At the heart of it lies...
It speaks of a moment after creation, a sort of "second thought" God has. Imagine God looking back, considering how to ensure the beings created would endure, would really exist, e...
The Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, in his work Derech Etz Chayim, the "Path of the Tree of Life", presents us with just such a choice. He points out something profound: We ea...
The Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, one of the great luminaries of Jewish thought, offers a fascinating perspective on this in his work, Derech Etz Chayim, "The Way of the Tre...
It’s a question that’s haunted humanity since we first looked up at the stars. But is it even possible to know the answer? To understand the mind of the Creator? Psalm 92 seems to ...
