Exile

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

Divine Presence

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

But the mystics have been wrestling with this idea for centuries. to a passage from Tikkunei Zohar 42 and see what it has to say about God, the Shekhinah, and this intriguing conce...

Divine Presence

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Shekhinah… it's a concept that dances on the edge of definition. We often think of it as the divine feminine, the immanent presence of God dwelling within creation, especially ...

Divine Presence and Anochi

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mysticism understands that feeling, and it gives it a name: exile. Not just the historical exile of the Jewish people, but a deeper, more personal exile that each of us expe...

Divine Presence of Sabbath

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

But what does it even mean to say the Shekhinah is in exile? The Tikkunei Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah, gives us a stunning metaphor. It describes the Higher Shekhinah using a...

Divine Presence and Jerusalem

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Maybe that feeling isn't just in your head. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah that expands on the Zohar, gives us a glimpse into a cosmic perspective on suffering and ...

Chambers of Heaven

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The mystics of the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, certainly did. They saw the world as fractured, in need of repair. And at the heart of that repair lies a profound cry...

Samael and Creation of Boshet

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

It turns out, according to some mystical interpretations, it's a lot more than just a marker of time. The Tikkunei Zohar, a profound and intricate expansion of the Zohar (a central...

Divine Presence and Samael

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

They even saw it playing out on a cosmic scale. to a passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkun 47, a section that deals with some pretty heavy stuff: exile, divine prese...

Legacy of the Forefathers and the Crown

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mysticism has a way of naming those feelings, of giving them a context within the cosmic drama. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion on the Zohar itself, gives us a glimpse...