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Jewish mystical tradition certainly thinks so. Today, let’s peek into a particularly fascinating corner of that world, a passage from the Tikkunei Zohar. The Tikkunei Zohar, a late...
Rabbi El’azar starts us off with a question, a bit of a puzzle: "Father! But there are seven seas… and a higher sea above them all! And it is stated, '…for the bounty of the seas w...
The Tikkunei Zohar, a profound commentary on the Zohar, speaks of the Shekhinah – the Divine Presence – in just that way. It describes Her as a "well-spring, stopped-up like a ston...
That feeling, that yearning... it's ancient. And it's deeply woven into the fabric of Jewish mystical thought. to a passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, a core text of Kabbalah, to exp...
The Tikkunei Zohar, a cornerstone of Kabbalistic literature, suggests that you might be right. It invites us to delve into the mysteries embedded within the Hebrew letters themselv...
I get it. There are passages in Jewish mystical literature that can feel that way. Take this snippet from Tikkunei Zohar (specifically, Zohar Ḥadash 26a, if you want to look it up)...
It all starts with a verse from Isaiah (26:4): "... YaQ YQV”Q the rock of ages..." Now, the Tikkunei Zohar isn't just interested in the plain meaning. It's after the spark hidden w...
Jewish mysticism often uses the image of a river to symbolize exile, a time of hardship and spiritual searching. But within that very exile, within the darkest moments, lies the se...
Jewish mystical tradition recognizes this struggle, particularly when it comes to connecting with the Divine Feminine. The Tikkunei Zohar, a core text of Kabbalah, delves into this...
