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We all know the story: God sends these devastating plagues upon Egypt until Pharaoh finally relents and lets the Israelites go. But there's so much more to it than just a simple "p...
According to Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, as the time approached for the Israelites' redemption from Egyptian slavery, a dilemma arose. They hadn't accumulated enough goo...
Plagues, parting of the Red Sea, freedom! But the details…they’re wild. Imagine the scene: the Egyptians, fresh from the devastation of the tenth plague, practically shoving the Is...
Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, often grapples with these very questions. And one of the most important figures in 20th-century Kabbalah, Baal HaSulam (Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag), gave ...
A darkness, he called it. And it led him on a journey, one that would ultimately illuminate the most mystical and enigmatic of Jewish texts: the Zohar. But let's be honest, the Zoh...
It’s a question that Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar, helps us unravel. He paints a picture of the divine structure, using the term Partzuf (divine "persona" or conf...
You're not alone. Jewish tradition, especially Kabbalah, is deeply interested in the idea of inner and outer, of the pnim (internal) and chitzon (external) – and it applies this co...
This text, part of the Heikhalot literature, is all about heavenly ascents, journeys through celestial palaces, and encounters with angels. It's heady stuff, a wild ride into the h...
Today, we're dipping back into the world of Heikhalot Rabbati, one of the key texts of early Jewish mysticism. It's a wild ride, full of visions and intense spiritual experiences. ...
