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This feeling, this longing, is actually a call to connect with the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence)? Now, the Shekhinah. What is that, exactly? In Kabbalah, it's often described as ...
Jewish mystical tradition recognizes this struggle, particularly when it comes to connecting with the Divine Feminine. The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a core text of Kabbala...
It might sound strange, but Jewish mystical tradition sees a deep link between the spiritual realm and the natural cycles of our world. The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a lat...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a rather visceral image for this feeling: a “rose” – varda in Aramaic – of the lung, stuck in the wrong pl...
The passage speaks of the "wings of the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence)" as being the "covering of the blood" of a beast or bird. Now, before you get squeamish, remember that in Je...
It’s a question that's wrestled with in the heart of Jewish mysticism, particularly in the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a companion volume to the Zohar itself. Here, in Tikku...
Jewish mysticism suggests that feeling might be more literal than you think. The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), explores the hidd...
It all comes down to this idea of Teshuvah (repentance), repentance, but not just in the "I'm sorry" kind of way. We often think of repentance as something personal. Between us and...
The passage we’re going to explore comes from Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar 119, a section of the Tikkunei Zohar, which itself is a later, expansive companion to the core Zohar...
Jewish tradition has a powerful explanation for that feeling, and it all revolves around a core idea: tikkun (spiritual repair) olam, repairing the world. But what if the repair st...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a core text of Kabbalah, suggests that those feelings might be more profound than we realize. It connects our personal actions to the cosmic ...
Jewish mysticism, especially the Zohar, often grapples with this feeling when discussing the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence). What exactly is the Shekhinah? It's the divine feminin...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, invites us to do just that. To look beyond the obvious, especially when things see...
To a fascinating passage from the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, specifically Tikkun 120, and see what it reveals about universal praise and divine presence. The passage opens ...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a major work of Kabbalah, tackles that feeling head-on. In its 120th section, it speaks of a future where everything clicks into place. A fut...
In Jewish mystical thought, the concept of removing a shoe, ḥalitzah, takes on a profound symbolic weight, hinting at both separation and the potential for profound reunion. It’s f...
Jewish mysticism, particularly the Zohar, is filled with imagery like this. Today, we're going to peek into a specific passage, Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar 120, and explore h...
In the mystical heart of Jewish tradition, the concept of the Shekhinah, the divine feminine presence, offers a way to understand that longing – and perhaps even bridge the gap. No...
One place where that code is explored with incredible depth is in the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a companion volume to the foundational Zohar. to a passage from Tikkunei Zo...
The key to unlocking it? A mystical figure named Metatron. Now, the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, is not always the easiest text to parse, so let’s unpack this a bit. It begin...
Jewish mysticism, especially in the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, actually has a really beautiful way of understanding that feeling, especially in connection to Yom Kippur, th...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, gives us a glimpse into a beautiful, mystical explanation, connecting the holiness of Shabbat (the Sabbath) to so...
"Rise O Patriarchs, Masters of the Covenant!" the text implores. It's an invocation, a plea to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Why? Because, the text says, “'this' – zot – the covenant ...
It might sound a little out there, but trust me, it gets really interesting. to a passage from the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, specifically Tikkunei Zohar 122. This isn't yo...
"Who can wage battle in the place where you are?" It's not just about physical battle, but about any kind of opposition against the divine presence. And then it hits you: the Tikku...
We all know the story: David, armed with only a sling and some stones, takes down the Philistine warrior. But what if there was more to it than just a lucky shot? What if this seem...
The answer, according to the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, might surprise you. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), unveils a profound vision of ...
To a fascinating passage from the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, specifically Tikkun 164, where we encounter layers of meaning nestled within the very first word of the Torah, ...
The Jewish mystical tradition, especially the Kabbalah, loves to wrestle with these kinds of questions. And one of the most fascinating places to find these wrestling matches is in...
To a fascinating passage from Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar 241 and see what secrets we can unearth. The passage begins by connecting the ten s’firot – those divine emanations,...
The mystics understood that feeling deeply. They saw it as a reflection of something profound happening in the spiritual realms, a cosmic ebb and flow of souls and divine presence....
Jewish mysticism, particularly through the lens of the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, offers a breathtakingly beautiful answer. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion on the cor...
"These are the things that the Lord commanded to be done. For six days work shall be performed, but the seventh day shall be holy for you" (Exodus 35:1-2). Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of B...
Jewish tradition has a powerful way of visualizing that feeling, especially when it comes to exile and redemption. It involves the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence). The Shekhinah (ש...
Which came first — heaven or earth? The Torah seems to give contradictory answers. In (Genesis 1:1), the verse reads: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Heav...
Rabbi Yonathan taught a striking principle about eclipses. Both solar and lunar eclipses, he declared, were given as signs — but not for Israel. They were relegated entirely to the...
The Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael draws attention to a striking pattern woven through Scripture: when the prophets speak, they echo words that God already uttered long before. The chai...
Rabbi Shimon HaTemani declared that God split the Red Sea in the merit of a single commandment: circumcision. The covenant of Abraham, inscribed in the flesh of every Jewish male, ...
The Mekhilta lifts the declaration "Who is like You among the mighty" out of the earthly realm and directs it upward — toward the angelic hosts who minister before God on high. "Wh...
The Mekhilta draws a sharp contrast between human construction and divine creation. When a human being builds, the natural order is bottom-up. You lay the foundation first, then bu...
The Mekhilta records a debate about what tree God showed Moses at Marah to sweeten the bitter waters. The verse says simply "And the Lord showed him a tree" — but which tree? The r...
"and he cast it into the waters": Others say: Israel were (hereby) imploring (mercy) and praying before their Father in heaven. As a son implores and guards himself before his fath...
Shimon ben Azzai noticed something strange about the Hebrew phrasing in the Torah's commandments. When Scripture says "heed, you shall heed" (Exodus 15:26), the doubling of the ver...
Shimon ben Azzai expanded his teaching about the doubled verbs in the Torah with an even more radical claim. The principle of "heed, you shall heed" does not only mean that heaven ...
"from the heavens": from the goodly treasure trove of the heavens, viz. (Devarim 28:12) "The L–rd will open for you His goodly treasure trove, the heavens, etc." R. Shimon b. Gamli...
The Torah describes how the Israelites gathered manna each morning in the wilderness with a doubled expression: "baboker, baboker," literally "morning, morning" (Exodus 16:21). The...
When the manna melted each morning under the desert sun, it did not simply evaporate. According to the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, the melted manna formed streams that flowed all th...
When Moses shattered the two tablets of the covenant at the foot of Mount Sinai, something extraordinary happened to the sacred letters engraved upon them. According to the Mekhilt...
