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The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, dives deep into these mysteries, and in Tikkunei Zohar 110, we get a glimpse of this feminine presence. It speaks...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a cornerstone of Kabbalistic literature, explores these secrets. And in Tikkun 111, we encounter a particularly intriguing idea: the Shekhina...
Jewish mysticism, particularly the Zohar, grapples with this feeling all the time, especially when talking about exile – both the physical exile of the Jewish people and the more s...
We're diving into the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, specifically Tikkun 113. The Tikkunei Zohar is a later addition to the Zohar itself, a central text of Kabbalah, Jewish mys...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, that incredible companion to the Zohar, the central work of Kabbalah, gives us some pretty powerful guidance on how to really make Shabbat (t...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a profound mystical text elaborating on the Zohar, dives into this idea in a fascinating way. It’s talking about the Sabbath, Shabbat, and ho...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah, delves into this very idea in its 113th section. It begins with a seemingly simple verse from Exodus (35:3), "You...
It's more than just refraining from work; it's about elevating the entire atmosphere, transforming the mundane into something sacred. And the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a c...
We’re all running around, stressed, dealing with work, family, life’s endless to-do lists. But then comes Shabbat, the Sabbath. A moment to breathe. A moment to reconnect. But it's...
It's more than just a day of rest; it's a cosmic reset, a moment when the divine presence, the Shekhinah (the Divine Presence), shines with unparalleled brilliance. But what exactl...
It might sound a little out there, but ancient Jewish tradition offers some surprisingly specific guidance. It all revolves around Shabbat (the Sabbath), that precious day of rest ...
Take tefillin (leather phylacteries worn during prayer), those leather boxes containing sacred scrolls that observant Jews bind to their arm and forehead during morning prayer. Eve...
This particular passage, from Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar 114, dances around themes of remembrance, redemption, and the power hidden within our sacred days. It begins with a ...
Jewish mysticism often speaks of such crucial, minute details, and their immense consequences. The text focuses on the Hebrew letters in two powerful words: ShaDaY and EḤaD. ShaDaY...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a companion volume to the Zohar – the foundational text of Kabbalah – opens up some breathtaking vistas of connection. In Tikkunei Zohar 115,...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a mystical commentary on the Torah, explores just that idea. It's wild, beautiful, and delves into the deepest secrets of creation. The passa...
It suggests that our actions, our very choices, can impact the divine realm itself. Specifically, the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a later expansion on the core teachings of ...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a truly fascinating part of the Zohar itself, touches on this very feeling. Specifically, Tikkunei Zohar 116 uses imagery from the story of N...
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...
Jewish mystical tradition, particularly the Kabbalah, is all about unveiling those secrets. And one of the most fascinating places to look is in the Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zoh...
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...
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...
The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, certainly sees it that way. In Tikkunei Zohar 124, we find this very image: the Torah as a garden, specifically a...
symbolism. The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar, a companion to the more well-known Zohar, is a collection of mystical commentaries on the Torah, particularly focused on the first...
Seriously! The Tikkunei (spiritual repair) Zohar delves deep into the verse from (Ecclesiastes 10:20): “For the bird of the skies will lead/bring the voice, and the masters of wing...
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....
You're not alone. Our tradition beautifully captures this bittersweet feeling, this yearning for the Divine presence that seems so palpable on Shabbat (the Sabbath) and then, all t...
"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...
Rabbi Eliezer Hakappar Berebbi posed a rhetorical question that reveals something extraordinary about the Israelites during their centuries of slavery in Egypt. Did Israel not poss...
Scripture specified it (the fourteenth day) as mandatory. It is not the second assumption, then, that is to be accepted, but the first. "And it shall be to you for a keeping": Scri...
"And they shall slaughter it": whether on a weekday or on a Sabbath. And how would I satisfy (Exodus 31:14) "Its (Sabbath's) profaners shall be put to death"? With other labors, as...
R. Yonathan said to him: But we still have not heard! R. Yoshiyah: It is written (Ibid. 28:2) "Command the children of Israel and say to them: My offering, My bread … shall you obs...
Rabbi Yishmael cuts through the debate about burning Passover leftovers with a characteristically logical argument. The other sages needed the repeated phrase "until morning" to es...
Rabbi Yonathan builds a towering logical structure to prove that Passover leftovers cannot be burned on the festival — and like Rabbi Yishmael, he argues the Torah did not need an ...
"And you shall celebrate it as a festival for the L–rd": This tells me only of the first day of the festival as requiring a chagigah (offering). Whence do I derive (the same for) t...
One verse (15) states "Seven days shall you eat matzoth," and a second (Devarim 16:8) "Six days shall you eat matzoth." How are these two verses to be reconciled? The seventh day w...
"from the first day until the seventh day": Its punishment is for seven days; the exhortation against it obtains always. For it would follow (otherwise), viz.: Since (eating chamet...
R. Yonathan says: This (derivation) is not necessary. If labor is forbidden on the first and last days, which are neither preceded nor followed by holiness, then how much more so c...
Rabbi Yonathan arrives at the same conclusion as Rabbi Yoshiyah — that a non-Jew may perform labor for a Jew on the festival — but takes a completely different route to get there. ...
The Mekhilta extends the previous argument about festival labor restrictions to Shabbat (the Sabbath) itself, using an elegant reversal of the kal va-chomer — the argument from les...
"only what is to be eaten by all souls": All (labors) of ochel nefesh (food processing) override the festival, but not all offerings (aside from those which are festival-linked) ov...
"And you shall guard this day": What is the intent of this? Is it not already written (16) "all labor shall not be done in them"? This tells me only of labor per se. Whence do I de...
R. Eliezer says: The (non-) circumcision of one's servants does not prevent him from eating the Pesach (Passover). And what is the intent of "and you shall circumcise him, etc."? I...
Rabbi Akiva ruled that a Jewish master may not keep uncircumcised male servants in his household. Circumcision — the sign of the covenant between God and Abraham — was required of ...
Once, the disciples spent a Sabbath in Yavneh, R. Yehoshua not among them. When they returned to him he asked them: "What novelty did you hear in Yavneh?" They answered: "After you...
(Exodus 13:6) declares, "And on the seventh day, a festival to the Lord." The Hebrew word for festival, chag, is related to chagigah, the special festival offering brought at the T...
Variantly: What is the intent of "from day to day"? From "and it shall be to you as a sign," I might think, even on Sabbaths and festivals. And this would follow, viz.: Since both ...
Rabbi Yitzchak raised a pointed question about the relationship between two sacred "signs" in Judaism: the Sabbath and tefillin (leather phylacteries worn during prayer). Both are ...
