Exile

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Explore 986 Jewish texts related to the theme of Exile, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Repairing the World and Anpin

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

Something breaks – a relationship, a dream, maybe even just a really nice vase – and the pieces are scattered. But what about when something cosmic breaks? Something fundamental to...

Pain of Displacement and Anpin

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mysticism understands that feeling. It’s baked right into the cosmic process of repair. We’ve talked before about the Sefirot, the ten emanations of divine energy that struc...

Exile and Hope

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mysticism has a fascinating way of explaining this feeling, diving deep into the structure of the divine itself. We're going to explore an idea from the Kalach Pitchei Chokh...

Stranger in a Strange Land and Anpin

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

We've talked before about Zeir Anpin and Nukva – key concepts in Kabbalah often understood as representing the masculine and feminine aspects of the divine, or perhaps more accurat...

Captive Nation and Nukva

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

It turns out, this ancient Jewish text might just have something to say about that very human experience. We're diving into a fascinating concept from the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 1...

Borders of the Promise and Chochmah

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mysticism touches on this very feeling, especially when it talks about the concept of Chochmah, or Wisdom. But here's the thing: there's Chochmah, and then there's Chochmah,...

Abraham in Heaven and Faithful

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Tikkunei Zohar, meaning "Rectifications of the Zohar," is a later addition to the Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah. It's a deep dive into the mysteries of creation and our rol...

Divine Presence and Shepherd

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mysticism, especially in texts like the Tikkunei Zohar, gives voice to this feeling – not just for us, but even, remarkably, for the Divine. The passage we're diving into fr...

Divine Presence

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mysticism teaches that this feeling echoes a cosmic reality – a separation, an exile, that affects everything. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, grapples with ...