Soul

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Explore 2,042 Jewish texts related to the theme of Soul, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Isaac Among the Fathers and Partzuf

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

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...

Promises to the Fathers

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

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...

Torah as Blueprint and Avot

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

No, we're not talking about geopolitics here! We're talking about the inner landscape of the soul. The great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam, in his introduction to the Zohar, that mystical...

Torah and Creation

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

Baal HaSulam, a towering figure in Kabbalah, suggests this very feeling is a symptom of a deeper spiritual problem. In his introduction to the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewi...

Rebuilding and Restoration

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

And it's more important than you might think. In his "Introduction to Zohar," Baal HaSulam paints a stark picture of what happens when we neglect the inner dimensions of Torah, the...

Depths of Torah

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The great Kabbalist, Baal HaSulam, certainly did. And his words, written in his introduction to the Zohar, still resonate with a raw, urgent power today. He begins with a lament, a...

Ten Sefirot

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the Zohar, gives us a glimpse into the building blocks of these realms. It's like he's handing us the architect's blueprint. He ...

Mystical Contemplation

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

The Zohar, a foundational text of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), can feel overwhelming. It's filled with layers of symbolism and allegory. But what's it all about? What's the point o...

Repair of the Soul

Kabbalah Kabbalah & Mysticism

And as Baal HaSulam, one of the great 20th-century Kabbalists, points out in his "Preface to Zohar," this essence, this "fourth mode," is incredibly elusive. We have no grasp of th...