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We often think of serving God, or doing good deeds, as something that needs to be completely pure, motivated by selfless love and devotion. But what if the path to that pure intent...
It's the very first flicker of something within all of existence. Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalistic thought, takes us right back...
Turns out, even those actions, even those seemingly empty gestures, might be doing more good than you think. Especially when it comes to our spiritual journey. Let's dive into a fa...
The Zohar, meaning "splendor" or "radiance," is the foundational text of Jewish mysticism, of Kabbalah. It's a sprawling, enigmatic work filled with secrets, allegories, and dazzli...
It's been around for ages, but its deepest secrets weren't really unlocked until relatively recently. Why? Why weren't those earlier, perhaps even more spiritually advanced, genera...
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...
And the answer, according to one of the great Kabbalists, has to do with timing. Let's talk about the Ari z"l, Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534-1572), one of the most influential figures in...
It's not just the ink, the letters themselves, but the very space around them, the blank canvas that gives them life. That white space, that "noseh," as it's called in Hebrew – the...
In Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, the answer lies, at least in part, in something called the "rectification of lines." And it's a bit more complex than just drawi...