Shabbat

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Explore 1,116 Jewish texts related to the theme of Shabbat, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Rabbi Shimon Keeps the Sabbath

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

This mystical text, part of the Zohar, delves into the deepest secrets of Kabbalah, and today we're going to explore a very specific and fascinating corner of it. The Idra Zuta, li...

Shabbat and the Sabbath and Blessings

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

Jewish mysticism might have an answer for you, and it all revolves around Shabbat. We all know Shabbat as the day of rest, a sacred pause in the week. But according to the Idra Zut...

Death of Rabbi Shimon and Asiyah

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

And in the depths of Jewish mystical tradition, specifically within the Idra Zuta, we find some pretty… well, let's just say vivid imagery describing the process. We’re diving deep...

First Humans and Malchut

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

We're about to tiptoe into some of the most intimate and profound ideas in Kabbalah, specifically from a text known as the Idra Zuta. Now, the Idra Zuta, or "Lesser Assembly," is p...

Elazar: Death of Rabbi Shimon

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Idra Zuta, a section of the Zohar, gives us a glimpse into just such a moment: the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, or Rashbi, the sage traditionally credited with authoring t...

Rabbi Shimon's Transgression and Yochai

Other Texts Kabbalah & Mysticism

Rabbi Shimon, a central figure in the development of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), is nearing the end of his earthly journey. He enters the cave, and immediately, a voice booms fort...

Wisdom of Rashbi

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

It begins with a verse from the Book of Daniel (12:3): "The wise shall radiate (yazhiru), like the radiance (zohar) of the firmament..." See the connection? But it's not just any r...

Halls of the Angels

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Tikkunei Zohar, a profound commentary on the Zohar, one of the central texts of Kabbalah, offers a glimpse into just that. In particular, Tikkunei Zohar 35 uses powerful imager...

Divine Presence and Jacob

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah, delves into this very idea, painting a beautiful and complex picture of the divine feminine, the Shekhinah, and Her relationship wit...