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It's more than just fasting and prayer. According to the Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, there's a whole cosmic drama unfolding, a divine fashion show if you will, that...
But what if I told you that this feeling, this longing, is actually a call to connect with the Shekhinah? Now, the Shekhinah. What is that, exactly? In Kabbalah, it's often describ...
Our ancestors wrestled with this too, and they found profound spiritual meaning in the dance of the celestial bodies. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, delves into th...
Jewish mysticism, especially in the Tikkunei Zohar, actually has a really beautiful way of understanding that feeling, especially in connection to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement....
This is one of those. It starts with an old woman, unnamed in the texts, but strong as iron. Word of her devotion to a God other than King Nimrod reached the king’s ears, and, well...
It’s closer than you might think. Imagine the scene: Sodom, ripe for the taking, its riches and food plundered by victorious armies. But amidst the spoils, they seize Lot, Abraham’...
to one such moment in the life of Abraham, a story so incredible it practically leaps off the page. We all know the story: Abraham, the righteous one, goes to war to rescue his nep...
The angels in heaven apparently felt that way on behalf of Sarah. We all know Abraham. The patriarch, the man of faith. Well, there's a fascinating little aside in Legends of the J...
And the reason why might surprise you. According to some traditions, it was actually thanks to the merits of his grandson, Jacob, that Abraham himself was rescued from the fiery fu...
