Shekhinah

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Explore 598 Jewish texts related to the theme of Shekhinah, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Divine Presence

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The mystical tradition of Kabbalah offers a powerful explanation, connecting our actions to the very fabric of reality. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, speaks of th...

Divine Presence and Noah

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

It suggests that our actions, our very choices, can impact the divine realm itself. Specifically, the Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion on the core teachings of the Zohar, delves i...

The Great Flood and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Tikkunei Zohar, a truly fascinating part of the Zohar itself, touches on this very feeling. Specifically, Tikkunei Zohar 116 uses imagery from the story of Noah to explore the ...

The Great Flood and Noah

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Think about Noah's dove. After the flood, Noah sends her out to see if the waters have receded. The verse tells us, "...and she no longer returned to him, at all" (Gen. 8:12). A si...

Divine Presence

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

But what if I told you that this feeling, this longing, is actually a call to connect with the Shekhinah? Now, the Shekhinah. What is that, exactly? In Kabbalah, it's often describ...

Divine Presence

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

It might sound strange, but Jewish mystical tradition sees a deep link between the spiritual realm and the natural cycles of our world. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later expansion on the...

Shekhinah in Heaven

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a rather visceral image for this feeling: a “rose” – varda in Aramaic – of the lung, stuck in the wrong place. This isn’t a l...

Divine Presence

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The passage speaks of the "wings of the Shekhinah" as being the "covering of the blood" of a beast or bird. Now, before you get squeamish, remember that in Jewish thought, blood, o...

Windows of Heaven and Zarqa

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

It’s a question that's wrestled with in the heart of Jewish mysticism, particularly in the Tikkunei Zohar, a companion volume to the Zohar itself. Here, in Tikkunei Zohar 118, we f...