Mysticism

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Explore 1,124 Jewish texts related to the theme of Mysticism, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Adam and the First Humans

Other Texts Philo of Alexandria

That’s kind of what we're doing today, diving into some pretty deep Kabbalistic concepts about the nature of the Divine. We’re talking about the Sefirot, those ten emanations of Go...

Maimonides in Paradise

Other Texts Philo of Alexandria

You’re not alone. Sometimes, the deepest spiritual truths can seem shrouded in complexities. Now, there's a fascinating debate, particularly among some Jewish mystics, about the na...

Sweetness of Torah and Ezekiel

Other Texts Philo of Alexandria

Oy vey! Have we, in our zeal for hidden wisdom, inadvertently stumbled into idolatry? It's a question that weighs heavily, especially when considering the influence of the Zohar an...

Adam in Paradise

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

And one fascinating way it does so is by envisioning the cosmos as a human form. We’re diving into a passage from Asarah Perakim LeRamchal, "Ten Chapters by Ramchal," which is the ...

Complaint of Job

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

That feeling, that tantalizing sense of the infinite… it's central to how we understand HaShem, the Divine. In Da'at Tevunot, the voice of "Intellect" guides us through some profou...

Acts of Creation

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

It all boils down to the "concealment of the countenance" of God. Imagine it: God, may He be blessed, didn't immediately reveal His full glory, His full "countenance," to creation ...

Inner Light and Oneness

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

Da'at Tevunot grapples with this very question, painting a picture of what could be, what should be, and how far we are from that ideal. It suggests that humanity could have chosen...

Light and Vessels

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

It's especially true when we're talking about profound, spiritual concepts. What if I told you that frustration, that feeling of being just shy of understanding, is actually part o...

Words from Above and There

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

We've been talking about the big picture, about creation itself, about the rules that govern everything. But now, it's time to get down to the nitty-gritty. At the heart of it all ...